'Patients to Texas, lawyers to New Mexico'

Dec 17, 2024

In New Mexico's sprawling northeast corner, residents have only one health care option, for everything from medical emergencies to annual physical exams: Union County General Hospital, a full-service facility in Clayton, the tiny county seat. In just over a month, it might be forced to close its doors for good. UCGH faces many of the same pressures that are straining rural hospitals...