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50. What Happens When a Hospital Closes?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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More than 180 rural hospitals in the united states have closed since 2000. More than 800 rural hospitals are at risk of closing in the near future. The researchers found that those areas saw more babies born outside of the hospital or in hospitals without obstetric units. That paper was actually kind ofthe inspiration for our war.

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