Using Economic Development Office to Aid Hospitals in the Iris State

State: Tennessee

What steps is the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development​ doing to aid rural hospitals?

• dispatching restructuring specialists
• Supporting SB 2646 the Rural Hospital Transformation Act
• Support state economic development funding for the project of $1 million

What is the economic development rational for bolstering rural hospitals?

• rural hospitals are often the largest employer in an area
• without hospitals, businesses cannot be recruited to locate in rural areas

How deos TN rank in rural hospital closures since 2012? TN is #2 and TX is #1 in the number of rural hospital closures

Nashville Public Radio | Tennessee Economic Development Officials Offer To Help Rescue Rural Hospitals