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As Coronavirus Moves into Rural Kansas; Small Town Hospitals Struggle to Prepare

As the coronavirus spreads into rural areas, small hospitals are scrambling to buy ventilators and prepare. (Photo from Wilson Medical Center's Facebook page.)
As the coronavirus spreads into rural areas, small hospitals are scrambling to buy ventilators and prepare. (Photo from Wilson Medical Center's Facebook page.)

In Kansas, coronavirus has mostly shown up in cities and suburbs. But now, infections are creeping into rural parts of the state, areas with less medical equipment and older health care workers. Celia Llopis-Jepsen, of the Kansas News Service, recently interviewed a physician in the small town of Neodesha, who's anxious about the spread of this fast-moving virus into his part of the state. 

 


 
The Kansas News Service reports on the health and well-being of Kansans, their communities and civic life. Find more at ksnewsservice-dot-org.

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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.