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An Uncertain Future for Rural Health Care

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Even before the pandemic, hospitals in rural areas already faced a mounting crisis. In Georgia, seven rural hospitals have ceased providing inpatient care or closed outright within the last 10 years, according to the Cecil G.

Sheps Center for Health Services Research. A major factor in their closures may have been the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid, as hospitals frequently are required to absorb costs from providing care to uninsured patients.

The list of defunct hospitals includes Calhoun Memorial Hospital, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Chestatee Regional Hospital, Hart County Hospital, Lower Oconee Community Hospital, North Georgia Medical Center, and Stewart-Webster Hospital.

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