Hospital in Llano thrives despite odds

  • Russell Palmares, left, and Wendy Treibs stand by the hospital’s new computer tomography (CT) scanner. The scanner provides a more detailed view of the body’s interior, giving physicians better information. Photos by Phil Reynolds/The Highlander
    Russell Palmares, left, and Wendy Treibs stand by the hospital’s new computer tomography (CT) scanner. The scanner provides a more detailed view of the body’s interior, giving physicians better information. Photos by Phil Reynolds/The Highlander
  • Midcoast Health Systems’ Llano hospital, operated by the El Campo company since January 2021, has expanded and is a growing operation. The hospital is at 200 W. Ollie St. in Llano.
    Midcoast Health Systems’ Llano hospital, operated by the El Campo company since January 2021, has expanded and is a growing operation. The hospital is at 200 W. Ollie St. in Llano.
  • Tiffany Polley reviews paperwork at a computer in the Llano clinic of Mid Coast Central. The clinic is new since operation of the hospital changed hands in 2021, and other clinics have opened in San Saba and Mason.
    Tiffany Polley reviews paperwork at a computer in the Llano clinic of Mid Coast Central. The clinic is new since operation of the hospital changed hands in 2021, and other clinics have opened in San Saba and Mason.
Texas’ rural hospitals face a crisis: the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals reports that 26 hospitals in 22 communities have closed since 2010 because of financial difficulties, and more are vulnerable to the same problems. An American Public Media survey showed that 129 of Texas’s 254 counties were experiencing shortages of primary care providers in 2019. As of July 2021, that…

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