Richard P. Menger, MD, MPA, FAANS, pens an editorial in Forbes titled ‘Hospital Job Cuts Leave Local Economies Struggling.” The recent wave of hospital job cuts is more than a health care issue. Rural communities are disproportionately impacted, jeopardizing regional economic stability. Dr. Menger concludes by stating that the closure or downsizing of a hospital doesn’t merely eliminate jobs — it unravels the economic and social threads that sustain smaller communities.
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