Washington Regional Medical Center faces closure, risking healthcare for 10,713 residents.

Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, North Carolina, is struggling to avoid closure after declaring bankruptcy for the second time in five years. The hospital, the only one in the county, hopes to reopen by late May. Its closure would leave the 10,713 residents without local healthcare, as alternatives are far away and public transit is scarce. Financial issues, including potential cuts to Medicaid, threaten its survival.