Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
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In New Mexico's northeast corner, residents have only one healthcare option, for everything from medical emergencies to annual physical exams: Union County General Hospital, a full-service facility in Clayton, the tiny county seat. It faced the prospect of possibly being forced to close its doors for good. The hospital faces many of the same pressures that are straining rural hospitals throughout New Mexico and across the country. Declining populations and low reimbursement rates for Medicaid...