State focuses on rural healthcare in 2021
Tennessee passed several laws in 2021 to try to help provide healthcare to rural areas.
and last updated 2021-05-18 23:57:01-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Tennessee passed several laws in 2021 to try to help provide healthcare to rural areas.
One of the laws, which eliminated the requirement for a certificate of need for reopening hospitals, could help a company expand in Tennessee.
Braden Health is reopening one of the rural hospitals that closed down in the past decade. The hospital in Brownsville is set to reopen in late October. A spokesperson for Braden Health said the company specializes in reopening rural hospitals.