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Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care

KFF Health News

Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. The Greene County Health System, with only three doctors, has no intensive care unit or surgical services. The 20-bed hospital averages a few patients each night, many of them, like Walker, with chronic illnesses. EUTAW, Ala. Then: Beep.