title: Towns breathe new life into closed hospitals.
abstract: Most of the time, when a hospital closes, it closes for good. But once in a while the community is shocked into realizing it has to support the local hospital and use it, or it won't be around when they want it. Modern Healthcare profiles some of these rebirths, some vigorous and others still struggling.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Greene
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005653:Fund Raising; D006271:Health Facility Closure / Q000191:economics*; D009825:Oklahoma; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States