Kansas has more rural hospitals at immediate risk of closing than any other state

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Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Kansas News Service

Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Kansas News Service

Rural Kansans could see longer drives to access healthcare or fewer health services because of hospital closures. A report found that Kansas has 28 rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure.

More rural Kansas hospitals are at risk of immediate closure than in any other state. That’s according to a recent report by the non-profit policy organization Centers for Healthcare Quality and Payment Refo…