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They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed
By Arielle Zionts

They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed

Arielle Zionts | Apr 15, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
A hospital in Nebraska shut down the only dialysis unit for miles, upending lives. That's despite a new federal program that gave the state more than $200 million to improve rural health care access.