Rural Hospitals in District 5
Ferry County Memorial Hospital (Republic)
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville)
Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital (Chewelah)
Newport Hospital & Health Services (Newport)
Lincoln Hospital (Davenport)
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center (Odessa)
East Adams Rural Healthcare (Ritzville)
Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics (Colfax)
Pullman Regional Hospital (Pullman)
Garfield County Memorial Hospital (Pomeroy)
Dayton General Hospital (Dayton)
Tri-State Memorial Hospital (Clarkston)
Providence St. Mary's Medical Center (Walla Walla)
Top Vulnerable District 5 Hospitals
See our research below (data taken from hospitals’ public reporting)
News Articles:
Hospital Report Cards:
Cash Reserves: The amount of money a hospital has (to pay staff and purchase equipment/supplies).
Some hospitals already operate at a loss: expenses are greater than revenue.
While some still scrape by a financial profit: revenue is greater than expenses.
Newport is a healthier hospital, but will likely see cash reserves diminish.
Vulnerable Hospitals:
Uncompensated Care = Bad Debts + Charity Care
Without financial support, this graph shows that Odessa Hospital will be in the red in 2026.
Without financial support, this graph shows that Dayton Hospital will be in the red in 2026.
Without financial support, this graph shows that Garfield Hospital will be in the red in 2029.
Ferry Hospital: Department of Health data is not available, but we see that this hospital is at risk because of it’s size and dependence on Medicaid.
East Adams Hospital: Department of Health Data is not available. However, according to the Spokesman Review, this hospital has given notice that they will lay off over 100 employees due to financial difficulties. It is possible that East Adams will transition to a Rural Emergency Hospital
Rural Emergency Hospitals, (REH): Financially struggling rural hospitals can transition to provide 24/7 emergency care with observation stays for under 24 hours. No other care will be available.
Washington State: RCW 74.60.150
Washington State maintains a Hospital Safety Net Fund
These funds help financially vulnerable "critical access" and small rural hospitals.
Supports essential services like emergency rooms, obstetrics, or behavioral health services, which might otherwise be cut due to finances.
Ensures that your local hospital can continue to treat anyone who comes through its doors.
Ritzville Hospital has received $2 million from this bill, but is still struggling.
The Rural Health Transformation Program
The RHTP fund allocates $200 million of funds annually to each state for the next 5 years. To receive this funding, states must have an approved Rural Health Transformation Plan which requires the following:
preventative care,
long-term access,
highly skilled workforce,
innovative care and tech innovation.
As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), a fund was established to help rural hospitals.