WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Kansas has more hospitals at risk of closing than any other state in the nation, according to a new study.
The state has 100 open inpatient hospitals. Of those, the study finds 69 are at risk of closing and 28 are at immediate risk.
The study was released by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
El Dorado hospital struggles
Melissa Hall, CEO of Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, said the state’s healthcare infrastructure is not designed to function without small hospitals…