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To put that in context, Texas alone has seen 25 hospital closures since 2005. If nothing is done, the state could lose over half the remaining small town hospitals. That means people are driving further for care, sometimes over an hour, or waiting longer to get help. These delays could lead to worse health outcomes. <\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, an estimated 20% of the US population lives in rural areas. Other estimates found that 80% of counties across the US lack adequate access to health care. Unlike their urban counterparts, small town hospitals are often the entire health care system for the community, meaning they provide a wide range of services from lab tests and screening to basic primary care. When one shuts down, it means the surrounding community could lose access to all health care. There is bipartisan support to assist rural communities, and Congress has passed a number of bills over the decades to try to keep these facilities open, but it still isn\u2019t enough. So why are so many rural hospitals shutting down?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a multifaceted issue that comes back again and again to income. At its core, a hospital is a business and, often, not a very lucrative one. One recent report found that over 50% of rural hospitals are operating at a deficit. The slightest change in income could be the difference between staying open and having to shut their doors for good. Watch the piece above to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is a small bite of a huge topic. Check out other pieces from Vox.com\u2019s Dylan Scott to learn more about the challenges rural hospitals face:<br \/>\nCommunity hospitals are facing an impossible dilemma: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/28\/23424682\/us-health-care-rural-hospital-closures-mergers<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s increasingly atrocious access to maternity care, explained in 3 charts:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/10\/13\/23400901\/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-2022-report<\/p>\n<p>The American doctor deserts:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/23753724\/physician-doctor-shortage-primary-care-medicare-medicaid-rural-health-care-access<\/p>\n<p>Free medical school won\u2019t solve the doctor shortage:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/361620\/bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school-doctor-shortage<\/p>\n<p>Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: http:\/\/www.vox.com\/memberships<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (\ud83d\udd14) so you don&#8217;t miss any videos: http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO<\/p>\n<p>Sources and further reading:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.chartis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/chartis_rural_study_pressure_pushes_rural_safety_net_crisis_into_uncharted_territory_feb_15_2024_fnl.pdf<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/ruralhospitals.chqpr.org\/Overview.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.aha.org\/system\/files\/media\/file\/2025\/04\/The-Cost-of-Caring-April-2025.pdf<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/finance\/hospitals-financial-burden-in-10-numbers\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/rural-emergency-hospitals<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/mln2259384-rural-emergency-hospitals.pdf<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/critical-access-hospitals<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/4f3rgqwzdznj\/1XSl43l40KXMQiJUtl0iIq\/ad0070ad4534f9b5776bc2c41091c321\/GoodRx_Healthcare_Deserts_White_Paper.pdf<\/p>\n<p>Other coverage I loved:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/09\/health\/rural-hospital-closures.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/rejecting-claims-medicare-advantage-rural-hospitals-rcna121012<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/doge-rural-health-trump-alabama\/682513\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1720832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,715],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1720831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-news","8":"category-video"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video: How America is failing its rural hospitals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why so many rural hospitals keep closing. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http:\/\/t-mobile.com\/FirstResponders Over the past 20 years, nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed, and experts warn that another 700 are at risk of closure in the near future. To put that in context, Texas alone has seen 25 hospital closures since 2005. If nothing is done, the state could lose over half the remaining small town hospitals. That means people are driving further for care, sometimes over an hour, or waiting longer to get help. These delays could lead to worse health outcomes.  Nationwide, an estimated 20% of the US population lives in rural areas. Other estimates found that 80% of counties across the US lack adequate access to health care. Unlike their urban counterparts, small town hospitals are often the entire health care system for the community, meaning they provide a wide range of services from lab tests and screening to basic primary care. When one shuts down, it means the surrounding community could lose access to all health care. There is bipartisan support to assist rural communities, and Congress has passed a number of bills over the decades to try to keep these facilities open, but it still isn\u2019t enough. So why are so many rural hospitals shutting down? It\u2019s a multifaceted issue that comes back again and again to income. At its core, a hospital is a business and, often, not a very lucrative one. One recent report found that over 50% of rural hospitals are operating at a deficit. The slightest change in income could be the difference between staying open and having to shut their doors for good. Watch the piece above to learn more. This piece is a small bite of a huge topic. Check out other pieces from Vox.com\u2019s Dylan Scott to learn more about the challenges rural hospitals face: Community hospitals are facing an impossible dilemma: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/28\/23424682\/us-health-care-rural-hospital-closures-mergers America\u2019s increasingly atrocious access to maternity care, explained in 3 charts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/10\/13\/23400901\/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-2022-report The American doctor deserts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/23753724\/physician-doctor-shortage-primary-care-medicare-medicaid-rural-health-care-access Free medical school won\u2019t solve the doctor shortage: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/361620\/bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school-doctor-shortage Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: http:\/\/www.vox.com\/memberships Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (\ud83d\udd14) so you don&#039;t miss any videos: http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO  Sources and further reading: https:\/\/www.chartis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/chartis_rural_study_pressure_pushes_rural_safety_net_crisis_into_uncharted_territory_feb_15_2024_fnl.pdf https:\/\/ruralhospitals.chqpr.org\/Overview.html https:\/\/www.aha.org\/system\/files\/media\/file\/2025\/04\/The-Cost-of-Caring-April-2025.pdf https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/finance\/hospitals-financial-burden-in-10-numbers\/ https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/rural-emergency-hospitals https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/mln2259384-rural-emergency-hospitals.pdf https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/critical-access-hospitals https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/4f3rgqwzdznj\/1XSl43l40KXMQiJUtl0iIq\/ad0070ad4534f9b5776bc2c41091c321\/GoodRx_Healthcare_Deserts_White_Paper.pdf Other coverage I loved: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/09\/health\/rural-hospital-closures.html https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/rejecting-claims-medicare-advantage-rural-hospitals-rcna121012 https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/doge-rural-health-trump-alabama\/682513\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LiveTube News | Video: How America is failing its rural hospitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why so many rural hospitals keep closing. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http:\/\/t-mobile.com\/FirstResponders Over the past 20 years, nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed, and experts warn that another 700 are at risk of closure in the near future. To put that in context, Texas alone has seen 25 hospital closures since 2005. If nothing is done, the state could lose over half the remaining small town hospitals. That means people are driving further for care, sometimes over an hour, or waiting longer to get help. These delays could lead to worse health outcomes.  Nationwide, an estimated 20% of the US population lives in rural areas. Other estimates found that 80% of counties across the US lack adequate access to health care. Unlike their urban counterparts, small town hospitals are often the entire health care system for the community, meaning they provide a wide range of services from lab tests and screening to basic primary care. When one shuts down, it means the surrounding community could lose access to all health care. There is bipartisan support to assist rural communities, and Congress has passed a number of bills over the decades to try to keep these facilities open, but it still isn\u2019t enough. So why are so many rural hospitals shutting down? It\u2019s a multifaceted issue that comes back again and again to income. At its core, a hospital is a business and, often, not a very lucrative one. One recent report found that over 50% of rural hospitals are operating at a deficit. The slightest change in income could be the difference between staying open and having to shut their doors for good. Watch the piece above to learn more. This piece is a small bite of a huge topic. Check out other pieces from Vox.com\u2019s Dylan Scott to learn more about the challenges rural hospitals face: Community hospitals are facing an impossible dilemma: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/28\/23424682\/us-health-care-rural-hospital-closures-mergers America\u2019s increasingly atrocious access to maternity care, explained in 3 charts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/10\/13\/23400901\/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-2022-report The American doctor deserts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/23753724\/physician-doctor-shortage-primary-care-medicare-medicaid-rural-health-care-access Free medical school won\u2019t solve the doctor shortage: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/361620\/bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school-doctor-shortage Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: http:\/\/www.vox.com\/memberships Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (\ud83d\udd14) so you don&#039;t miss any videos: http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO  Sources and further reading: https:\/\/www.chartis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/chartis_rural_study_pressure_pushes_rural_safety_net_crisis_into_uncharted_territory_feb_15_2024_fnl.pdf https:\/\/ruralhospitals.chqpr.org\/Overview.html https:\/\/www.aha.org\/system\/files\/media\/file\/2025\/04\/The-Cost-of-Caring-April-2025.pdf https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/finance\/hospitals-financial-burden-in-10-numbers\/ https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/rural-emergency-hospitals https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/mln2259384-rural-emergency-hospitals.pdf https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/critical-access-hospitals https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/4f3rgqwzdznj\/1XSl43l40KXMQiJUtl0iIq\/ad0070ad4534f9b5776bc2c41091c321\/GoodRx_Healthcare_Deserts_White_Paper.pdf Other coverage I loved: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/09\/health\/rural-hospital-closures.html https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/rejecting-claims-medicare-advantage-rural-hospitals-rcna121012 https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/doge-rural-health-trump-alabama\/682513\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LiveTube News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/livetube\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroldsven\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-13T08:57:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"LiveTube\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@svenherold\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@livetube\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"LiveTube\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"LiveTube\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/585f8c57d2250402459d3bd9c60e8f35\"},\"headline\":\"Video: How America is failing its rural hospitals\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-13T08:57:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\"},\"wordCount\":18,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/hqdefault-PSotd7.jpg?sharp=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Video\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals\",\"name\":\"Video: How America is failing its rural hospitals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-how-america-is-failing-its-rural-hospitals#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/hqdefault-PSotd7.jpg?sharp=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-13T08:57:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"Why so many rural hospitals keep closing. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http:\\\/\\\/t-mobile.com\\\/FirstResponders Over the past 20 years, nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed, and experts warn that another 700 are at risk of closure in the near future. To put that in context, Texas alone has seen 25 hospital closures since 2005. If nothing is done, the state could lose over half the remaining small town hospitals. That means people are driving further for care, sometimes over an hour, or waiting longer to get help. These delays could lead to worse health outcomes. Nationwide, an estimated 20% of the US population lives in rural areas. Other estimates found that 80% of counties across the US lack adequate access to health care. Unlike their urban counterparts, small town hospitals are often the entire health care system for the community, meaning they provide a wide range of services from lab tests and screening to basic primary care. When one shuts down, it means the surrounding community could lose access to all health care. There is bipartisan support to assist rural communities, and Congress has passed a number of bills over the decades to try to keep these facilities open, but it still isn\u2019t enough. So why are so many rural hospitals shutting down? It\u2019s a multifaceted issue that comes back again and again to income. At its core, a hospital is a business and, often, not a very lucrative one. One recent report found that over 50% of rural hospitals are operating at a deficit. The slightest change in income could be the difference between staying open and having to shut their doors for good. Watch the piece above to learn more. This piece is a small bite of a huge topic. 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When one shuts down, it means the surrounding community could lose access to all health care. There is bipartisan support to assist rural communities, and Congress has passed a number of bills over the decades to try to keep these facilities open, but it still isn\u2019t enough. So why are so many rural hospitals shutting down? It\u2019s a multifaceted issue that comes back again and again to income. At its core, a hospital is a business and, often, not a very lucrative one. One recent report found that over 50% of rural hospitals are operating at a deficit. The slightest change in income could be the difference between staying open and having to shut their doors for good. Watch the piece above to learn more. This piece is a small bite of a huge topic. Check out other pieces from Vox.com\u2019s Dylan Scott to learn more about the challenges rural hospitals face: Community hospitals are facing an impossible dilemma: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/28\/23424682\/us-health-care-rural-hospital-closures-mergers America\u2019s increasingly atrocious access to maternity care, explained in 3 charts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/10\/13\/23400901\/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-2022-report The American doctor deserts: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/23753724\/physician-doctor-shortage-primary-care-medicare-medicaid-rural-health-care-access Free medical school won\u2019t solve the doctor shortage: https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/361620\/bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school-doctor-shortage Support our work. 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