Rural Hospitals Closing Doors, Hampering Care

Guest commentary in the The Denver Post, “Rural Hospital Closures are a Clear Danger“: Almost 50 rural hospitals have closed their doors since the beginning of 2010, with over half of those closures occurring in the past two years alone, leaving more Americans to trek long distances to obtain health care — sometimes with dire consequences.  Next rural hospital likely to close? St. Vincent Hospital in Leadville.