Texas county's only hospital to close after reopening just 14 months ago

Rural Texas town to lose its only hospital as MidCoast Medical Center Trinity shuts down

The closure of MidCoast Medical Center Trinity will leave people in the community with a 20 to 30-minute drive just to get to an emergency room; this comes after the hospital first closed in 2017.

Texas county's only hospital to close after reopening just 14 months ago

Trinity County’s only hospital, which opened just 14 months ago, will close this week as Texas continues to struggle to keep their rural hospitals afloat.

Financial hardships shutter East Texas hospital 14 months after reopening

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2025 “Financial hardships shutter East Texas hospital 14 months after reopening” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Trini…

Financial hardships shutter East Texas hospital 14 months after reope…

Residents in Trinity County will now have to travel 30 miles to access the closest hospital.

Rural hospitals are vanishing—and lives are vanishing with them

I’m a family medicine-trained doctor working in a rural ER. I drive 90 minutes to get there, and I do it because if I don’t, no one will. The county I serve has seen its nearest hospital close. The OB unit is long gone. Specialist referrals are hit or miss. And the patients? They’re sick. Read more… Rural hospitals are vanishing—and lives are vanishing with them originally appeared in KevinMD.com.