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As least 55 hospitals across the rural U.S. have closed since 2010. But northern Missouri's Putnam County Memorial finds that adding high-quality specialty services lures patients and revenue.
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Chris Smiley spent most of Tuesday moving the last of the boxes out of Sac Osage Hospital in rural Osceola, MO. In the months after the small town’s only…
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Part three of threeFor someone who was clueless about what he wanted to do after finishing high school, Luke Stephens has done quite well in life. He’s…
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Part two of a three-part series.Lisa Schofield regards her business as an example of the future of health care in rural Missouri.She owns the Theodosia…
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Part one of a three part series:He woke up in the middle of the night late last year, one hand swollen and the rest of his body was shaking all over.John…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Pemiscot Memorial Hospital, in Hayti, Mo., is on the equivalent of life support, unsure how long it…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 12, 2013 - Missouri hospitals are expected to avoid about $27 million in cuts in federal…
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House Democrats are sponsoring legislation to expand Medicaid in Missouri, despite the fact that the state budget filed by Republicans leaves out the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 17, 2009 - Lesley O'Daniel, a nurse who works in rural Missouri, shook her head as she…