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Hospital closures on the rise in both rural and urban areas—particularly among safety-net hospitals

More hospitals across the U.S. are closing than opening, and urban hospitals are closing at the same rate as rural ones, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Further, the hospitals that close are more likely to be those serving socially vulnerable communities.

Hospital closures on the rise in both rural and urban areas—particularly among safety-net hospitals

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