Rural Hospital Closures and Mortality From Time-Sensitive Conditions in Texas

This cohort study assesses county-level changes in annual deaths from time-sensitive conditions after closures of rural hospitals in Texas from 2006 to 2019.

Corresponding Author: Mark A. Poisler, MHS, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 (mapman0505@gmail.com).

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