In rural communities across America, there are no skyscrapers or sprawling medical districts — just one hospital serving as the lifeline for residents' healthcare needs.Many of those rural facilities survive on thin margins,

Five rural Alabama hospitals are considered “at risk” of closing, according to a report from a reputable center for health services research. U.S. senators requested a list of the rural hospitals from each state from the center and attached it in a letter to President Donald Trump, among others.