The cancer that settled in Dee Tate’s lymph nodes is in remission -- thanks to the diligent care of her oncologist at Audrain Community Hospital. Now, with Audrain’s cancer center closed, Tate and roughly 500 other patients on its roster have to travel at least 40 miles for care in Columbia, Missouri. [JOE MARTINEZ/KHN/TNS]
By Sarah Jane Tribble Kaiser Health News MEXICO, Missouri — When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced they would stop admitting…