Today, we have a dispatch from Thomasville, Alabama, where residents reflect on living in a place where healthcare isn’t easily accessible.
Subscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSJun 9, 2026Today, we have a dispatch from Thomasville, Alabama, where residents reflect on living in a place where healthcare isn’t easily accessible.
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This morning, Kimberly Adams visits one town in Alabama to hear what happens to access to vital health care when a hospital…
Almost everyone in Thomasville, Alabama, has a story about how access to the local hospital — now closed — helped them in a…
The Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened in 2020, with state-of-the-art facilities. It closed less than five years later…
Today, we have a report of how a community's local hospital — now shuttered — was crucial during one resident's emergency.
Hospitals are both healthcare centers and economic hubs for rural communities.
This morning, we hear how insurance reimbursement policy at the federal level is making things difficult for hospitals in Alabama.
