El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos anunció el jueves que proporcionaría casi 25 millones de dólares a hospitales rurales de 13 estados para ayudarles a mantener el personal médico y los servicios.
A través del Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program, HHS planea otorgar fondos a 132 hospitales en Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee y West Virginia, según un comunicado de prensa.
«Todo estadounidense debería poder consultar a un médico o acudir a un hospital cuando lo necesite, sin importar dónde viva», dijo en un comunicado el Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. «Estamos colocando estos recursos directamente en los hospitales rurales para que puedan mantener a los médicos y enfermeras en su labor, proteger servicios que salvan vidas y brindar atención cerca de casa».
El programa se estableció en febrero mediante el lenguaje de la ley de asignaciones consolidada para 2026 que apartó 25 millones de dólares para ayudar a los hospitales en el extremo inferior del índice salarial de Medicare a evitar el cierre. Para calificar para el programa, los hospitales deben contar con no más de 50 camas de cuidados agudos para pacientes internados, tener un valor de índice salarial establecido inferior a 0,90 y ubicarse en una zona rural.
Según el sitio web del HHS, la financiación se destinará a los siguientes hospitales:
| NOMBRE DEL HOSPITAL | CIUDAD | ESTADO |
|---|---|---|
| ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | ATMORE | AL |
| BIBB MEDICAL CENTER | CENTREVILLE | AL |
| BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL | UNION SPRINGS | AL |
| CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL | ASHLAND | AL |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. | TALLASSEE | AL |
| D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | BREWTON | AL |
| EAMC-LANIER | VALLEY | AL |
| FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER | FAYETTE | AL |
| GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | GROVE HILL | AL |
| HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY | YORK | AL |
| JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER | JACKSON | AL |
| JOHN PAUL JONES HOSPITAL | CAMDEN | AL |
| LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | HALEYVILLE | AL |
| MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | HAMILTON | AL |
| MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL | MONROEVILLE | AL |
| NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY | BAY MINETTE | AL |
| NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER | WINFIELD | AL |
| RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTER | ALEXANDER CITY | AL |
| RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL | RUSSELLVILLE | AL |
| ST. VINCENTS CHILTON | CLANTON | AL |
| TROY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | TROY | AL |
| WHITFIELD REGIONAL HOSPITAL | DEMOPOLIS | AL |
| WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER | GENEVA | AL |
| BHMC- STUTTGART | STUTTGART | AR |
| BHMC-DREW COUNTY | MONTICELLO | AR |
| CHAMBERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | DANVILLE | AR |
| SILOAM SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SILOAM SPRINGS | AR |
| ADVENTHEALTH MURRAY | CHATSWORTH | GA |
| APPLING GENERAL HOSPITAL | BAXLEY | GA |
| BURKE MEDICAL CENTER | WAYNESBORO | GA |
| DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL | EASTMAN | GA |
| DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL | DONALSONVILLE | GA |
| DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER | FITZGERALD | GA |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER | SWAINSBORO | GA |
| EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | CLAXTON | GA |
| GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL | CAIRO | GA |
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL | LOUISVILLE | GA |
| NGMC HABERSHAM | DEMOREST | GA |
| SGHS – CAMDEN CAMPUS | ST. MARYS | GA |
| SGMC BERRIEN CAMPUS | NASHVILLE | GA |
| SOUTHWELL MEDICAL | ADEL | GA |
| STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL | TOCCOA | GA |
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL | BLAIRSVILLE | GA |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MCDUFFIE | THOMSON | GA |
| WASHINGTON CO REG MED CTR | SANDERSVILLE | GA |
| ADVENTHEALTH OTTAWA | OTTAWA | KS |
| COFFEYVILLE REG MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | COFFEYVILLE | KS |
| LABETTE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | PARSONS | KS |
| MCPHERSON HOSPITAL, INC. | MCPHERSON | KS |
| MIAMI COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | PAOLA | KS |
| PRATT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | PRATT | KS |
| SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL | SALINA | KS |
| STORMONT VAIL – FLINT HILLS | JUNCTION CITY | KS |
| SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC | HUTCHINSON | KS |
| SUSAN B. ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | EL DORADO | KS |
| UKHS GREAT BEND CAMPUS | GREAT BEND | KS |
| ADVENTHEALTH MANCHESTER | MANCHESTER | KY |
| HARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | CYNTHIANA | KY |
| MIDDLESBORO ARH | MIDDLESBORO | KY |
| MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | TOMPKINSVILLE | KY |
| MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | GREENVILLE | KY |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH TWIN LAKES MEDICAL | LEITCHFIELD | KY |
| PAINTSVILLE ARH HOSPITAL | PAINTSVILLE | KY |
| ROCKCASTLE HOSPT. & RESPIR CARE CTR | MT VERNON | KY |
| THE MEDICAL CENTER AT RUSSELLVILLE | RUSSELLVILLE | KY |
| TJ HEALTH COLUMBIA | COLUMBIA | KY |
| TUG VALLEY ARH | SOUTH WILLIAMSON | KY |
| ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL | KINDER | LA |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL | MARKSVILLE | LA |
| BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. | DERIDDER | LA |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL | LEESVILLE | LA |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | COLUMBIA | LA |
| CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER | COLUMBIA | LA |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM | MANSFIELD | LA |
| EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL | LAKE PROVIDENCE | LA |
| FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER | WINNSBORO | LA |
| HOMER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | HOMER | LA |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC. | JENA | LA |
| RICHLAND PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DIS | RAYVILLE | LA |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER | MANY | LA |
| SAVOY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. | MAMOU | LA |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER | SPRINGHILL | LA |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER | WINNFIELD | LA |
| GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | OAKLAND | MD |
| ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CTR-SOUTH CAMP | MERIDIAN | MS |
| BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE | BOONEVILLE | MS |
| CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CORPORATION | WEST POINT | MS |
| GEORGE COUNTY HOSPITAL | LUCEDALE | MS |
| GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL | GREENWOOD | MS |
| HIGHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | PICAYUNE | MS |
| HIGHLAND HILLS MEDICAL CENTER | SENATOBIA | MS |
| JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL | BAY SPRINGS | MS |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER | BROOKHAVEN | MS |
| MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL | MAGEE | MS |
| MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL | COLUMBIA | MS |
| NESHOBA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA | MS |
| NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | CLARKSDALE | MS |
| SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL | INDIANOLA | MS |
| TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES | IUKA | MS |
| UMMC-GRENADA | GRENADA | MS |
| WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL | WAYNESBORO | MS |
| WEBSTER HEALTH SERVICES | EUPORA | MS |
| WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTER | LOUISVILLE | MS |
| YALOBUSHA GENERAL HOSPITAL | WATER VALLEY | MS |
| DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC. | KENANSVILLE | NC |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MED CENTER OHIO | PORTSMOUTH | OH |
| MERCY HEALTH-TIFFIN HOSPITAL LLC | TIFFIN | OH |
| POMERENE HOSPITAL | MILLERSBURG | OH |
| THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL | BELLEVUE | OH |
| CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER | GAFFNEY | SC |
| MCLEOD HEALTH CHERAW | CHERAW | SC |
| MCLEOD HEALTH CLARENDON | MANNING | SC |
| MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER – DILLON | DILLON | SC |
| MUSC HEALTH BLACK RIVER MEDICAL CENTER | CADES | SC |
| MUSC HEALTH MARION MEDICAL CENTER | MULLINS | SC |
| NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | NEWBERRY | SC |
| BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON | HUNTINGDON | TN |
| BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL TIPTON COUNTY | COVINGTON | TN |
| BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL UNION CITY | UNION CITY | TN |
| CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER | TAZEWELL | TN |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER | SAVANNAH | TN |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | ROGERSVILLE | TN |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER | FAYETTEVILLE | TN |
| SAINT THOMAS HIGHLAND HOSPITAL | SPARTA | TN |
| SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL | WOODBURY | TN |
| ST THOMAS DEKALB HOSPITAL | SMITHVILLE | TN |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER | MANCHESTER | TN |
| MON HEALTH MARION NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPIT | WHITE HALL | WV |
| STONEWALL JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | WESTON | WV |
| WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | WELCH | WV |
| WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL | NEW MARTINSVILLE | WV |
