A quarter of Mississippi's rural hospitals could close within three years, report shows

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.

The report, which the organization updates every three months, shows 27 hospitals are currently at risk of closure in Mississippi, with 20 of those at risk of immediate closure.

The January version of the report previously showed that 28 of Mississippi’s 74 rural hospitals were at risk of closure. Of those, 19 were at risk of closing immediately.



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