Wichita Falls, Texas-based Kell West Regional Hospital will close its doors after more than 25 years of service, according to an Oct. 22 Facebook post from United Regional Health Care System, also based in Wichita Falls. Kell West and its…
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As hospitals across the U.S. continue to grapple with financial challenges, cuts and even closures, the toll on rural communities has also increased. In 2025 alone, Becker’s has reported on 21 hospital closures. The effects of these closures can move…
New Jersey has provided $2 million in partial funding to help Jersey City, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health’s Heights University Hospital, also in Jersey City, maintain operations over the next two weeks amid financial challenges. However, the hospital warned state officials…
Willows, Calif.-based Glenn Medical Center is fast-tracking the planned closure of its emergency department due to staffing shortages, according to a Sept. 22 Facebook post from the hospital. Both the 25-bed hospital and its ED were set to close Oct.…
Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau (Mo.), a long-term acute care facility, has shared plans to close “in the coming weeks,” according to a Sept. 10 news release. The hospital has been open since early 2006 and is part of Cape…
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As hospitals continue to face mounting financial pressures, facility closures are ramping up as a direct consequence of those strains. As of September 2025, Becker’s has reported 22 hospital closures, up from our coverage of 19 facility closures at this…
Pennsylvania Rep. Craig Williams is pushing efforts to purchase and reopen facilities such as Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center after it closed May 2 due to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings’ closure of Upland-based Crozer Health. On June 24, Mr.…
Stilwell (Okla.) Memorial Hospital and its clinic are set to close, KTUL reported June 21. Becker’s spoke with a hospital employee who said only the emergency room is currently open, but they were not sure if or when the hospital…
Blythe, Calif.-based Palo Verde Hospital is at risk of shutting down due to financial challenges over resignations and months of litigation, The Desert Sun reported May 30. Becker’s reached out to the hospital, which remains open as of June 2. …
Texas Rural Hospital in Cleveland is set to reopen within the next week after it abruptly closed its doors the week of May 12 due to funding shortages, KIAH reported May 15. The hospital’s lease agreement with Cleveland-based Emergency Hospital…