Over the past decade, more than 100 hospitals in rural parts of America have closed. At least 20 of those hospitals are in the Midwest including one in Streator, Illinois — about 50 miles north of Bloomington. In some cases, that hospital may be the only one in town. And the ripple effects are enormous — affecting not just access to health care, but also the town’s economy and even identity.
A new podcast from Kaiser Health News and St. Louis Public Radio explores the fallout after a small town loses its hospital. Click here for the podcast “Where It Hurts.”
Guest:
Sarah Jane Tribble, Senior Correspondent at Kaiser Health News and host of the new podcast “Where It Hurts”