Forty-three hospitals across 18 states have converted to rural emergency facilities since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from CMS.
Here are the hospitals that have converted to rural emergency status, by state:
Alabama (3)
- Bullock County Hospital (Union Springs)
- East Alabama Health-Lanier (Valley)
- J. Paul Jones Hospital (Camden)
Arkansas (5)
- DeWitt Hospital
- Eureka Springs Hospital
- Helena Regional Medical Center
- South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center (Osceola)
- St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center (Pocahontas)
Georgia (1)
- Irwin County Hospital (Ocilla)
Idaho (1)
- Cascade Medical Center
Kansas (3)
- Mercy Hospital (Moundridge)
- Rush County Memorial Hospital (La Crosse)
- South Central Kansas Medical Center (Arkansas City)
Kentucky (2)
- Crittenden Community Hospital (Marion)
- Fleming County Hospital (Flemingsburg)
Louisiana (1)
- Assumption Community Hospital (Napoleonville)
Michigan (1)
- Sturgis Hospital
Minnesota (1)
- Mahnomen Health Center
Mississippi (7)
- Green County Hospital (Leakesville)
- Jefferson County Hospital (Fayette)
- Panola Medical Center (Batesville)
- Perry County General Hospital (Richton)
- Progressive Health of Houston
- Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital (Rolling Fork)
- Smith County Emergency Hospital (Raleigh)
Missouri (1)
- Parkland Health Center– Bonne Terre
Nebraska (1)
- Friend Community Healthcare System
New Mexico (1)
- Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa)
New York (3)
- Clifton Fine Hospital (Star Lake)
- Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital (Bath)
- Westfield Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma (5)
- Clinton Regional Hospital
- Elkview General Hospital (Hobart)
- Harper County Community Hospital (Buffalo)
- Stillwater Medical – Blackwell
- Stillwater Medical – Perry
South Dakota (1)
- Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital (Scotland)
Tennessee (2)
- Tristar Ashland City Medical Center
- Wayne Medical Center (Waynesboro)
Texas (4)
- Anson General Hospital
- CHI St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Hospital – San Augustine
- Crosbyton Clinic Hospital
- Falls Community Hospital and Clinic (Marlin)
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