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自2005年以来，全美已有近200家乡村医院关门，造成大范围急诊室医疗荒漠
作者：亚历山德拉·科赫 福克斯新闻
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福克斯新闻首发： 密苏里州共和党参议员乔希·霍利周三提出新法案，旨在应对美国乡村医疗危机。他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，国会必须采取行动，保住乡村急诊室。
“美国全国各地乡村社区的民众正面临严峻的急诊医疗服务短缺问题，”霍利说。“仅在密苏里州，短短数年内就有12家配有急诊室的乡村医院关门，剩下的那些也在苦苦维持运营。”
“国会必须迅速行动，保护勤劳的乡村家庭应得的必要急诊医疗服务。”
霍利发表上述言论之际，他正推动《乡村医院急诊室保障法案》，该法案旨在阻止乡村医院以“极速”倒闭。
资料图： 密苏里州共和党参议员乔希·霍利周三首次提出《乡村医院急诊室保障法案》。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ滚Call公司）
“这简直让我困惑不已”：参议院共和党人就特朗普大型法案中的医保改革与开支问题敲响警钟
据霍利办公室透露，自2005年以来，全美已有近200家乡村医院关门，这一趋势正在造成“大范围急诊室医疗荒漠”，迫使部分居民驱车一小时甚至更久才能获得救命的急诊医疗服务。
在霍利的家乡密苏里州，情况尤为严峻：自2014年以来，已有12家配有急诊室的乡村医院关门。
记录显示，密苏里州近一半的乡村医院目前处于亏损状态，其中10家医院，约占总数的20%，“面临立即关闭的风险”。
资料图： 霍利的办公室证实，自2014年以来已有12家配有急诊室的乡村医院关门。（瓦莱丽·普莱施/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
参议院共和党人试图加码医保福利，以平息对特朗普“宏伟大型法案”的反对声音
据霍利办公室介绍，为维持运营、保住急诊室大门，这项拟议中的法案将设立由卫生资源与服务管理局管理的强制性10年专用资金流。
如果该法案获得通过，符合条件的乡村医院每年将获得至少100万美元的固定拨款，用于支付急诊室的正常运营开支。这笔资金将按季度发放，并根据通胀进行调整，同时还将根据医院所在地理位置、财务状况和患者伤情特征等具体情况提供额外拨款。
资料图： 霍利的法案将允许面临立即关闭风险的参与乡村医院获得最高25万美元的一次性紧急拨款。（路透社/伊丽莎白·弗兰茨）
面临立即关闭风险的参与乡村医院还将获得最高25万美元的一次性紧急拨款。
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霍利的办公室指出，获得新保障资金的受影响医院，其参与其他联邦医疗项目、获得指定资格或拨款的资格不会受到负面影响。
霍利预计将于美国东部时间周三下午3点的新闻发布会上正式宣布《乡村医院急诊室保障法案》。
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亚历山德拉·科赫是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，报道突发新闻，聚焦影响全国舆论的高影响力事件。
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EXCLUSIVE: Hawley pushes new legislation to save rural emergency rooms from ‘breakneck’ closures
June 24, 2026 2:59pm EDT / Fox News
Nearly 200 rural hospitals have shut down nationwide since 2005, creating widespread emergency room deserts
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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at combating America’s rural healthcare crisis, telling Fox News Digital that Congress must intervene to keep rural emergency rooms open.
“Americans in rural communities across the country are confronted with a concerning shortage of access to emergency medical care,” Hawley said. “In Missouri alone, 12 rural hospitals with emergency rooms have closed in as many years, and those that remain open are struggling to keep the lights on.
“Congress must act swiftly to protect the necessary emergency care hardworking rural families deserve.”
Hawley’s comments come as he pushes the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, legislation aimed at saving rural hospitals from closing at a “breakneck pace.”
FILE – Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., debuted the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act on Wednesday.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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Since 2005, nearly 200 rural hospitals have shut down nationwide, a trend that is creating “widespread emergency-room deserts” and forcing some residents to drive an hour or more just to reach lifesaving emergency care, according to the senator’s office.
The situation is particularly dire in Hawley’s home state of Missouri, where 12 rural hospitals with emergency rooms have closed since 2014.
Records show that nearly half of all rural hospitals in Missouri currently operate at a loss, with 10 hospitals, or roughly 20%, at “immediate risk of closure.”
FILE – Sen. Hawley’s office confirmed 12 rural hospitals with emergency rooms have closed since 2014.(Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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To keep the lights on and emergency room doors open, the proposed legislation would establish a mandatory, 10-year dedicated funding stream administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, according to the senator’s office.
If the bill were to pass, eligible rural hospitals would receive a guaranteed baseline distribution of $1 million per year to cover normal emergency room operating expenses, which would be distributed on a quarterly basis and indexed for inflation, along with additional funding depending on a hospital’s specific geographical, financial and patient-injury characteristics.
FILE – Hawley’s bill would allow participating rural hospitals facing an immediate risk of closure to receive a one-time emergency payment of up to $250,000.(Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz)
Participating rural hospitals facing an immediate risk of closure would also receive a one-time emergency payment of up to $250,000.
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The senator’s office noted affected hospitals receiving the new guaranteed funding will not face negative impacts on their eligibility for any other federal healthcare programs, designations or grants.
Hawley is expected to announce the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act at a news conference scheduled for 3 p.m. ET Wednesday.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
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