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On the night before Thanksgiving last year, Cuba Memorial Hospital’s leaders were informed of a big problem: The hospital’s fire detection system was out of code.
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A rural hospital in Allegany County continues century-long fight for survival
The path ahead for small, rural hospitals such as Cuba Memorial, which serves a high percentage of Medicaid patients, is about to get more difficult or, at minimum, more uncertain.
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An aerial view of Cuba Memorial Hospital.
Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News
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Cuba Memorial Hospital has a 61-bed skilled nursing facility with a four-out-of-five star federal rating. A grant helped fund just under $2 million of renovations, freshening up the facility and adding new bathing stations.
Joshua Bessex, Buffalo News
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Jon Harris can be reached at 716-849-3482 or jharris@buffnews.com. Follow him on X at @ByJonHarris.
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