rural hospitals

The new owners want to resume 24-hour urgent care.

The hospital closed on Saturday, leaving the community without an urgent care provider.

Underfunding and staffing shortages are causing rural emergency services to shutter. But, larger facilities don’t have the means to fill the gaps.

As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remain at record levels, hospitals that serve small towns and rural areas in Illinois are facing unique…

Pana Community Hospital – about an hour south east of Springfield – is preparing to treat patients sick with COVID-19. But, like many of the rural...

Rural hospitals aren’t just providers of medicine and health care, but also are often major employers and a massive part of a town’s tax base. However,...