How rural hospitals are teaming up with big systems — without selling

Rural hospitals are finding ways to tie themselves to larger systems in 2026 without surrendering ownership. Since July, at least three critical access hospitals have entered or approved management or affiliation agreements with larger systems. In each, Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala., Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, Ala., and Bradley County Medical Center in […] The post How rural hospitals are teaming up with big systems — without selling appeared first on Becker'...