Tennessee has the highest rate of rural hospital closures in the country (KFF Health News). As a result, these rural communities are facing, and attempting to resolve, tough health care challenges. While fraud and mismanagement from private health companies are responsible for some of these closures, the State continues to avoid regulatory action that could curb the deepening health disparities left in their wake. This solutions-focused series will report on patterns of mismanagement, health care issues, and the vulnerable rural communities caught at the center of it all.

This series is made possible in part by the NIHCM Foundation.

Stories in the series

This is Nashville episodes

Healthcare Hollow: Linden’s reopened hospital shows hope for rural health

Reporters: Catherine Sweeney and Pierce Gentry
Producers: Catherine Sweeney and LaTonya Turner
Editor: LaTonya Turner
Additional editing and guidance: Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones, Tasha A.F. Lemley.