A newly updated report shows 27 Mississippi hospitals — more than a third of the state's total rural hospitals — are at risk of closure, with 20 of those at risk of immediate closure.
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 25, 2023 Mississippi’s struggling rural hospitals haven’t improved their financial outlook much over the past quarter, a newly updated report shows. A report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform shows that about a third of Mississippi’s rural hospitals are still at risk of closure, and over a half of those still at risk of immediate closure.
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