The coronavirus pandemic is hitting rural communities especially hard. These
communities are already medically underserved, and this national pandemic



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Rural Communities are in Crisis:

Sign our petition to demand more federal aid go to rural hospitals!
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The coronavirus pandemic is hitting rural communities especially hard. These
communities are already medically underserved, and this national pandemic is
pushing their hospitals beyond their breaking point.

Texas leads the country in hospital closures. The Pecos County Memorial
Hospital announced recently that it would lay off 32 employees — over 10% of
its staff — due to a “significant impact financially” from COVID-19.

Why are rural hospitals laying people off during a pandemic? Well, fewer
elective procedures during this time, on top of Texas failing to expand
Medicaid under the ACA, means our rural health care providers operate on really
thin margins.

Our rural hospitals need more doctors, more nurses, and MORE protective
equipment -- not less! They need help from the federal government to stay
afloat to serve our rural communities. People will die if Congress doesn’t act.

Sign our petition right now if you think the next federal aid package needs to
include more aid for rural hospitals!
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18 of the 29 counties in TX-23 have fewer than three doctors. Three counties
have no doctor at all. Thousands of sick, pregnant and injured Texans rely on
rural hospitals for ALL of their medical care.

As Pecos County Memorial Hospital described, the majority of the aid they
receive will have to be repaid within a year, and while other organizations
like the State Office of Rural Health have also provided some support, it’s not
enough to offset their losses.

We can’t let rural hospitals go under during a national pandemic! If you
agree, add your name to our petition. We need as many signatures as we can get
by midnight so we can urge Congress to take action!
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