Alabama’s Rural Hospital Crisis Is a Threat to Health – and Our Economy - The Troy Messenger

Alabama’s Rural Hospital Crisis Is a Threat to Health – and Our Economy - The Troy Messenger

By Senator April Weaver Alabama’s rural hospitals are vanishing. This devastating crisis is unfolding in the heart of our state, jeopardizing not only the health of our people but the very foundation of rural communities. Since 2011, at least seven rural hospitals in Alabama have closed their doors for good. On our current path, more than half of the state’s remaining 52 rural hospitals are at risk of closing, with 19 identified as being at “imm…