As Congress debates whether to extend federal healthcare subsidies for more than 20 million Americans, many Alabama families ...

The continued government shutdown could hurt struggling rural hospitals. The Alabama Hospital Association says 84% of rural hospitals already operate in the red, and now there are delays in federal ...

The struggles of Alabama’s rural hospitals are not a new problem but there are new factors - some that could hurt their efforts to survive and some that could help. AL.com recently talked with Danne ...

Across Alabama, hardworking families, veterans, small business owners, and farmers form the backbone of our economy and our way of life. From our rural communities to our growing towns and cities, ...

In 2011, Southwest Alabama Medical Center in Thomasville closed its doors to patients. Since that year, a total of 13 rural hospitals have closed in Alabama sparking vocalized push by the Alabama ...

In rural Alabama, a university architecture programme is rebuilding the civic infrastructure of long-neglected towns, one project at a time. To reach the tiny town of Newbern, Alabama, you take a long ...