title: The long road to recovery. Richards Memorial takes the first few steps.
abstract: In April, the closing of Rockdale's 47-bed Richards Memorial Hospital seemed inevitable. But employees, physicians, and trustees resisted, starting a chain of events that may keep the town's only hospital alive and well.
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006268:Health Facilities; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas