The American healthcare system has spent decades teetering on a financial edge in its most vulnerable corners. In rural communities, in low-income urban neighborhoods, in places where one hospital ...

150 rural hospitals have closed since 2010; learn key strategies for financial stability, workforce, and infrastructure to keep them operational.

Most Americans don’t think about where their nearest hospital is until they need it. Sometimes it’s a car accident. Other times it’s a child with a fever that won’t break at 2 a.m. In those moments, ...

Some Pennsylvania hospitals are being pushed beyond the brink of closure. Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park closed in April 2025, Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland closed in May 2025, and Heritage ...

Rural hospitals close ORs amid financial strain, expanding surgical care deserts and challenging access to orthopedic services in affected communities.