PBS NewsHour

Small towns watch aging hospitals shutter

Clip: Season 2016 | 8m 43s

In rural communities across the country, health care is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity. More than 50 rural hospitals have closed nationwide since 2010, and hundreds more teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. It’s a trend driven by falling revenues and decreased federal funding, and it could have dire implications for small-town America’s future. Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News reports.

Aired: 03/04/16

Rating: NR

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