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- The vacant Martin County General Hospital sits abandoned behind a chain since being closed since being closed in August of 2023 in Williamston, N.C., Wednesday, April 10, 2024. After Williamston's only hospital closed, residents there say they're not only worried about their health but they've lost trust in politicians. The struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, which is centered around his health care accomplishments. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians
By AMANDA SEITZ AND ALLEN G. BREED - Associated Press
Sun,05/19/24-11:25PM , 320 Reads
WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently.
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