Fifty hospitals across 21 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 (4)
- Bullock County Hospital (Union Springs)
- Clay County Hospital (Ashland)
- 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)
- Greene 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 (2)
- Parkland Health Center – Bonne Terre
- Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital (Hayti)
Montana (1)
- Garfield County Health Center (Jordan)
Nebraska (2)
- Friend Community Healthcare System
- Garden City Health Services (Oshkosh)
New Mexico (1)
- Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa)
New York (3)
- Clifton Fine Hospital (Star Lake)
- Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital (Bath)
- Westfield Memorial Hospital
North Dakota (1)
- Nelson County Health System (McVille)
Oklahoma (6)
- Clinton Regional Hospital
- Elkview General Hospital (Hobart)
- Memorial Hospital (Stilwell)
- 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)
Washington (1)
- East Adams Rural Hospital (Ritzville)
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