How Hospital Closures Are Affecting Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning


Author: West Virginia Public Broadcasting March 12, 2026 Duration: 0:00
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How Hospital Closures Are Affecting Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning

In rural communities across America, there are people traveling many miles from home to deliver babies. In the past five years, nearly 125 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced that they will. That’s about two closings a month. On the next Us & Them, host Trey Kay hears from families facing that change, and how it’s affecting prospects for their rural cities and towns....

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