US Rural Hospitals and Communities are in Crisis.

In a Huffington Post article "A #Hospital Crisis Is Killing Rural Communities. This State Is ‘Ground Zero.’" By Lauren Weber and Andy Miller 9/22/17

According to Alan Morgan, the CEO of the National Rural Health Association, since 2010, 82 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. As many as 700 more are at risk of closing within the next 10 years. Rural hospitals are in danger across the country, their closures both a symptom of economic trouble in small-town America and a catalyst for further decline.

We can see the perfect storm. It is critical to make change before we reach the tipping point.