Rural Hospitals

After 30 years of service to a rural Nebraska community, the Curtis Medical Center will close. Troy Bruntz, CEO of Community Hospital which owns the Center, announced that the cuts to Medicaid in the budget reconciliation act of 2025 were the immediate cause. Those federal budget cuts have “made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years,” said Bruntz. The closing of the Curtis Medical Center is just the beginning of the projected damage. About 15 million are expected to lose health care coverage from the Medicaid cuts and other provisions in the budget reconciliation bill passed on July 4.