Healthcare Hollow: Linden's reopened hospital shows hope for rural health
America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace, and Tennessee holds the highest closure rate.
In a series of reports this month, WPLN takes an in-depth look at this crisis — how it has harmed communities and what is being done to reverse course.
In this episode, Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney and This Is Nashville host Blake Farmer dive into history of these closures. Then, Catherine takes us to Linden — a rural Tennessee town that lost its hospital and got it back. Finally, providers discuss what communities can do to fill in the gaps when traditional health care delivery is…
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