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      <title>Drive Time to Arkansas Hospitals for Labor and Delivery Getting Longer, Report Shows</title>
      <link>https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/22/drive-time-to-arkansas-hospitals-for-labor-and-delivery-getting-longer-report-shows/</link>
      <description>Highlights new data showing increasing drive times to labor and delivery services for rural Arkansans. Discusses labor and delivery department closures in the state and how the population distribution makes offering the service challenging.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>New Census Tool Pinpoints Communities With Limited Access to Air Conditioning That are Most Vulnerable to Summer Heat Waves</title>
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      <description>Highlights a new Census Bureau tool showing the distribution of homes with air conditioning at the state, county, and census tract levels. The tool can be used to identify communities at highest risk of heat exposure. Includes a national county-level map indicating households without air conditioning.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>In Texas, Rural Nursing Homes Outperform Urban Facilities on Some Key Metrics</title>
      <link>https://dailyyonder.com/in-texas-rural-nursing-homes-outperform-urban-facilities-on-some-key-metrics/2026/05/27/</link>
      <description>Analyzes Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home data to compare rural and urban staffing and health inspection ratings in Texas.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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