Between January 2023 and March 2025, a total of ** hospitals have been converted to rural emergency hospitals (REH) in the United States. REH is a new hospital designation that became effective in January 2023 to keep emergency and outpatient hospital services accessible in rural areas, especially those that can't support a full-service hospital. Rural emergency hospitals are not allowed to have inpatient beds.
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UNC. (May 25, 2025). Number of hospitals in the United States that have converted to rural emergency hospitals from 2023 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1614360/rural-emergency-hospitals-us-timeline/
UNC. "Number of hospitals in the United States that have converted to rural emergency hospitals from 2023 to 2025." Chart. May 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1614360/rural-emergency-hospitals-us-timeline/
UNC. (2025). Number of hospitals in the United States that have converted to rural emergency hospitals from 2023 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1614360/rural-emergency-hospitals-us-timeline/
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Number of hospitals in the United States that have converted to rural emergency hospitals from 2023 to 2025 [Graph], UNC, May 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1614360/rural-emergency-hospitals-us-timeline/