Rural emergency hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services lists 41 rural emergency hospitals across 18 states and territories. CMS publishes no Overall Star Rating for any of them, so none can be compared on that score. 41 report an emergency department.
A category created in 2023 for rural hospitals that converted to emergency and outpatient-only care to stay open. They keep an emergency department but no inpatient beds.
Data as of , from CMS Hospital Compare.
- Hospitals
- 41
- With a star rating
- 0
- With an ER
- 41
- States covered
- 18
Where rural emergency hospitals are concentrated
The twelve states with the most, by count
- MS
MS
7 hospitals
- AR
AR
5 hospitals
- OK
OK
4 hospitals
- TX
TX
4 hospitals
- AL
AL
3 hospitals
- KS
KS
3 hospitals
- KY 2
KY
2 hospitals
- NY 2
NY
2 hospitals
- TN 2
TN
2 hospitals
- GA 1
GA
1 hospitals
- ID 1
ID
1 hospitals
- LA 1
LA
1 hospitals
What this shows MS has the most with 7. Counts follow population and, for rural categories, geography rather than quality.
Rural emergency hospitals by state
| State | Hospitals | With a star rating | With an ER |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| AR | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| OK | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TX | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| AL | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| KS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| KY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TN | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ID | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MO | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SD | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Who runs them
| Ownership | Hospitals |
|---|---|
| Government - Local | 15 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 9 |
| Government - Hospital District or Authority | 7 |
| Proprietary | 6 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 3 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 1 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare / Care Compare, Hospital General Information · August 2026 Facility type, ownership and emergency-service flags are published by CMS per hospital. Counts are computed by PlainHospital from those records.
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