Rural Hospital Financial Risk, Community Essentiality
State
Key
Financial Risk
Community Essentiality
State
Key
Financial Risk
Community Essentiality
State
Key
Financial Risk
Community Essentiality
The following maps depict the number and percentage of rural hospitals that are at high risk of closing unless their financial situations improve, and the essentiality of these financially high-risk hospitals to the communities they serve. Select the buttons below for more information.
The number and percentage of high-financial-risk rural hospitals considered essential to their communities*
The number and percentage of rural hospitals at high risk of closing*
MN: 19/ 21%
IA: 17/18%
KS: 29/29%
OK: 17/29%
AR: 18/37%
MS: 31/48%
AL: 21/50%
GA: 26/41%
KY: 16/25%
MI: 18/25%
ME: 8/40%
AK: 6/40%
AK: 6/100%
MT: 12/100%
AZ: 8/89%
NM: 6/86%
CO: 5/100%
KS: 25/86%
SD: 4/80%
ND: 5/100%
MN: 12/63%
IA: 15/88%
LA: 8/80%
MS: 19/61%
TN: 6/86%
GA: 20/77%
WV: 8/80%
ME: 7/88%
*(DE, NJ, and RI have no qualifying rural hospitals).
*(based on an analysis of trauma status, service to vulnerable populations, geographic isolation, economic impact).
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21% OF U.S. RURAL HOSPITALS are at a HIGH RISK OF CLOSING unless their financial situations improve
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states have 5 or more rural hospitals at high- financial-risk
States with the highest number or percentage of rural hospitals at high financial risk are highlighted in red
(ex: XX hospitals / XX% of states’ rural hospitals)
(ex: XX hospitals / XX% of states’ rural hospitals)
States with the highest number or percentage of rural hospitals considered essential are highlighted in red
states have at least half of their financially high-risk rural hospitals considered essential
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Of high-financial-risk rural hospitals, 64% are CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO THEIR COMMUNITIES