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Rural hospital closures reshape Tennessee towns and futures
Jellico and nearby communities face economic decline after the March 2021 shutdown of a 54‑bed hospital. The loss triggers job cuts, shuttered restaurants, and empty hospital shells as towns seek options from freestanding ERs to repurposed buildings while awaiting new providers and sustainable community health plans.
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Jellico
Tenn
East Tennessee
Campbell County
Tennessee
Tawnya Brock
United States
Cecil G. Sheps
Jellico Medical Center
Brock
Rural Health Association of Tennessee
Sheps Center
Sandy Terry
Boa Vida Healthcare
Terry
LaFollette
State Line
Corbin
Fentress County
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Florida
Rennova Health
Jimmy Johnson
Rennova
Jamestown
Johnson
East
Somerville
Memphis
Methodist Fayette
Methodist le Bonheur Healthcare
University of Tennessee- Martin
Bob Turner
Methodist
University
Turner
Fayette County
Mendi Donnelly
Carroll County
McKenzie Regional Hospital
Baptist Memorial Health Care
Huntingdon
McKenzie
Cachengo
Ash Young
Young
Jill Holland
Southwest Tennessee Development District
Holland
University of Tennessee Medical Center
America
KFF Health News
TNS