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Minnesota
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 28
(31 percent)
Mississippi
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 41
(63 percent)
Missouri
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 31
(53 percent)
Montana
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 19
(37 percent)
Nebraska
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 23
(32 percent)
Nevada
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 6
(46 percent)
New Hampshire
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 4
(24 percent)
New Jersey
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 0
(0 percent)
New Mexico
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 5
(22 percent)
New York
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 29
(58 percent)
North Carolina
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 18
(35 percent)
North Dakota
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 16
(43 percent)
Ohio
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 19
(27 percent)
Oklahoma
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 42
(58 percent)
Oregon
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 11
(34 percent)
Pennsylvania
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 16
(40 percent)
Rhode Island
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 0
(0 percent)
South Carolina
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 12
(48 percent)
South Dakota
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 11
(24 percent)
Tennessee
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 26
(55 percent)
Texas
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 81
(55 percent)
Utah
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 3
(14 percent)
Vermont
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 2
(15 percent)
Virginia
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 14
(52 percent)
Washington
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 20
(50 percent)
West Virginia
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 12
(50 percent)
Wisconsin
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 16
(22 percent)
Wyoming
Rural hospitals at risk of closing: 8
(33 percent) n
Hospital CEOs are joining the Great Resignation
By Ayla Ellison
T
he number of departing hospital CEOs is on the
rise as C-level executives are grappling with chal-
lenges tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twelve hospital CEOs exited their roles in January, double
the number who stepped down from their positions in
the same month a year earlier, according to a report from
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive outplacement
and coaching firm.
While some hospital and health system CEOs are retiring,
others are stepping down from their posts into C-level
roles at other organizations.
At least eight hospital and health system CEOs have
stepped down from their positions since mid-February.
The increase in CEO departures isn't unique to health-
care. More than 100 CEOs of U.S.-based companies left
their posts in January, up from 89 in the same month a
year earlier, according to the Challenger, Gray & Christ-
mas report.
The uptick in executive exits shouldn't be surprising given
the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic,
experts told NBC News. CEOs and other executives aren't
immune to the pressures that are prompting people to leave
their jobs.
"It's many factors — the burnout, the pandemic, the school
closures, the need to take stock of life," Julia Pollack, chief
economist at ZipRecruiter, told NBC News in January. "It's
a whole wide range of shocks." n
