(Fierce) Excellent piece on rural health by Ayla Ellison. In large swaths of America, #hospitalclosures, #servicecuts and #fragilefinances are creating #rural #healthcare deserts or #survivalbysubtraction. Beyond intermittent #EDclosures, this is happening across #Canada without much discussion.
When the hospital leaves town
There are two kinds of Americans: those who live 12 minutes from an emergency department and those who live 72. | In large swaths of rural America, the basic expectation that an ambulance will reach a...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
(Fierce) Excellent piece on rural health by Ayla Ellison. In large swaths of America, #hospitalclosures, #servicecuts and #fragilefinances are creating #rural #healthcare deserts or #survivalbysubtraction. Beyond intermittent #EDclosures, this is happening across #Canada without much discussion.