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Rural Hospitals Struggle to Keep Doors Open

 Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott closed last year due to declining patient numbers and reduced reimbursements from government programs. (Photo: KCUR Radio)
Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott closed last year due to declining patient numbers and reduced reimbursements from government programs. (Photo: KCUR Radio)

Rural hospitals are struggling around the country for several reasons. Harvest Public Media’s Madelyn Beck has more on a recent national effort to identify the biggest issues so that policymakers can do something about it.