Closing of Rural Hospitals Leaves Towns With Unhealthy Real Estate By Taylor Sisk JUNE 26, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-hospital-closures-unhealthy-real-estate/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Dlu0VjJ7Qkvf9YT0jgLRXRjuAmEC03IpZQlD1EUVKtDxwg5Um6hadd8RQiYB1N3DsMEomzx0pOzAzEKT40KOwNf9fIg&_hsmi=313690363&utm_content=313690363&utm_source=hs_email JELLICO, Tenn. — In March 2021, this town of about 2,000 residents in the hills of east Tennessee lost its hospital, a 54-bed acute care facility. Campbell County, where Jellico is located, ranks 90th of Tennessee’s 95 counties in health outcomes and has a poverty rate almost double the national average, so losing its health care cornerstone sent ripple effects through the region.