Group formed to keep rural hospitals open

A new private nonprofit, the Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation, was unveiled on Oct. 15 with a mission to provide direct funding to rural hospitals across the state and strengthen the communities that rely on them. Jamie Troutman, a Cullman economic developer and former member of the State Health Coordinating Council, serves as president of the foundation’s board and said its work will help combat the rural healthcare crisis taking place in less developed regions of the state. “More than a half-dozen rural hospitals in Alabama have been forced to close as a result of funding issues and out of the...

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