Forty-three hospitals across 18 states have converted to rural emergency facilities since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from CMS. Here are the hospitals that have converted to rural emergency status, by state:Alabama (3)Bullock County Hospital (Union Springs)East Alabama Health-Lanier (Valley)J. Paul Jones Hospital (Camden)Arkansas (5)DeWitt HospitalEureka Springs HospitalHelena Regional Medical CenterSouth Mississippi County Regional Medical Center (Osceola)St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center (Pocahontas)Georgia (3)Blue Ridge Medical CenterIrwin County Hospital (Ocilla)Taylor Regional Hospital (Hawkinsville)Idaho (1)Cascade Medical CenterKansas (3)Mercy Hospital (Moundridge)Rush County Memorial Hospital (La Crosse)South Central Kansas Medical Center (Arkansas City)Kentucky (2)Crittenden Community Hospital (Marion)Fleming County Hospital (Flemingsburg)Louisiana (1)Assumption Community Hospital (Napoleonville)Michigan (1)Sturgis HospitalMinnesota (1)Mahnomen Health CenterMississippi (7)Green County Hospital (Leakesville)Jefferson County Hospital (Fayette)Panola Medical Center (Batesville)Perry County General Hospital (Richton)Progressive Health of HoustonSharkey Issaquena Community Hospital (Rolling Fork)Smith County Emergency Hospital (Raleigh)Missouri (1)Parkland Health Center– Bonne TerreNebraska (1)Friend Community Healthcare SystemNew Mexico (1)Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa)New York (2)Clifton Fine Hospital (Star Lake)Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital (Bath)Oklahoma (4)Elkview General Hospital (Hobart)Harper County Community Hospital (Buffalo)Stillwater Medical – BlackwellStillwater Medical – PerrySouth Dakota (1)Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital (Scotland)Tennessee (2)Tristar Ashland City Medical CenterWayne Medical Center (Waynesboro)Texas (4)