http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/12-hospital-closures-so-far-in-2016-june22.html

Hospitals across the nation face a myriad of financial challenges, including underpayments from Medicare and Medicaid and new reimbursement cuts.

These financial challenges, combined with other issues such as declining patient volumes, have caused more than 60 rural hospitals to close over the past five years.

Below are 12 hospitals closures reported so far this year.