Is rural hospital consolidation a national trend?

MPR News' Groundlevel team produced a report looking at rural hospital consolidation in Minnesota. Of the 148 hospitals in Minnesota, according to the hospital association, only 42 remain independent. Is this a nationwide trend?

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