Hospitals are closing across America, and it’s only getting worse
2 sources·Updated October 8, 2026
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- Medical Xpress·7h agoHospital closures on the rise in both rural and urban areas—particularly among safety-net hospitals
More hospitals across the U.S. are closing than opening, and urban hospitals are closing at the same rate as rural ones, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Further, the hospitals that close are more likely to be those serving socially…
Read at Medical Xpress → - Washington Post US·10h agoHospitals are closing across America, and it’s only getting worse
Closure rates were almost the same between urban and rural hospitals.
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