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Martin County Seeks Hospital Rebirth | Raleigh News
Martin County’s only hospital shut down in 2023, leaving residents to travel hours for emergency care — a life-or-death problem in a region already on the brink. ECU Health is stepping in with a bold plan: resurrect the facility as a Rural Emergency Hospital, the first of its kind to reopen after closure. Community voices, including one man racing to get his wife to care 30 minutes away, are fueling the push. State funding is the missing piece — local groups have raised money, but lawmakers must approve the budget. With construction and licensing ready to go if approved, the goal is clear…
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