Kansas' unrivaled rural hospital crisis: 58% at risk of closing, 82% lost money on patient care

A health care delivery calamity has been building for years, as 10 of Kansas’ rural hospitals closed since 2005. The most recent to fold was Herington Hospital, which was shuttered in October.

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