NewsStateNationalCrimeSafetyWe the PeopleEducationBusinessVirginia MercuryBeach News 24/7 First Alert WeatherFirst Alert Weather Blog24/7 WeatherClosings and DelaysAllergy ReportDress For The WeatherWeathernetTraffic HealthMedical MondayManaging Your Mental HealthHCAVa Healthier Tomorrows On Your SideActs of KindnessInvestigateManaging Your Mental HealthRVA ParentingWatching Your Wallet 12 About TownWhat's NewCommunity CalendarPicture Your PetVMHC PodcastMemorials About UsNEXTGEN TVMeet the TeamContact UsAdvertise With UsViewpointJobs (VIRGINIA MERCURY) - A new report by Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care found 13 of Virginia’s 36 rural hospitals are at distant or immediate risk of closure, as state lawmakers and their constituents work to close healthcare access gaps in the commonwealth’s farthest-flung regions. The commission based its analysis on patients’…

It takes her about 20 minutes to get there and she worries about an emergency if it were to close. That would make VCU’s Richmond location her closest resource, an hour or more away “depending on the traffic.”