1. Montana's Big Sandy Medical Center: Federal Rural Health Funding Could Force Service Cuts, Not Upgrades
The emergency department at Montana's Big Sandy Medical Center is a single room with just a curtain separating two beds, a stark symbol of the deferred maintenance crippling this 25-bed rural hospital. Former CEO Ron Wiens said the facility, an essential lifeline for its town of roughly 800, needs at least $1 million f...