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Rural Hospital Closures | July 22, 2024 | News 19 at 9 p.m.
SUMMARY: Rural hospitals in Alabama are facing closures, leading to “hospital deserts” in the state. Huntsville Hospital System is addressing this issue to ensure residents have access to essential healthcare. Many rural hospitals are operating as emergency units or reducing services, exacerbating the crisis. Experts attribute the closures to factors like an increase in uninsured patients and a workforce shortage post-pandemic. With 30 of Alabama’s 52 rural hospitals at risk, the closures threaten community support and local economies. The Huntsville Hospital System plans to integrate these hospitals into its mission, advocating for solutions, including healthcare expansion, to sustain local services.
Hospitals in rural areas of Alabama are closing down. What’s the fix?
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Saban Field is unveiled at Bryant-Denny Stadium
SUMMARY: Thank you all for being here today; your support means so much to us. This historic honor reflects 17 years of teamwork involving players, coaches, staff, and incredible fans. We aim to continue supporting Alabama and education through our football platform and Kids foundation. This legacy represents everyone who contributed, and I am grateful for the opportunity to elevate Alabama football alongside our dedicated community. We’ve achieved 668 degrees in 17 years, fostering better lives for our players. Your unwavering support, through good and bad, has been invaluable. Together, let’s keep making Alabama an outstanding athletic program. Roll Tide!
Saban Field is unveiled at Bryant-Denny Stadium
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Saturday Morning Weather – 9/7/24
SUMMARY: The weekend weather forecast for the Tennessee Valley shows a mix of cloud cover and light mist this morning, with breezy winds gusting up to 25 mph in some areas. Temperatures are expected to rise to the upper 70s by lunchtime and low 80s in the afternoon, providing a great opportunity for outdoor fall activities. Sunday will start cooler, with morning temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s, warming to the mid 60s by 9 a.m. and reaching the low 80s by the afternoon. Overall, pleasant weather with sunshine is anticipated for the weekend.
Saturday Morning Weather – 9/7/24
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Gloomy Conditions with Isolated Coastal Showers: Saturday Morning Forecast 9/7/2024
SUMMARY: Meteorologist Grant Skinner from the First Alert Storm Team reports on tropical developments: a system in the Ukan Peninsula is moving north and west into the southwestern Gulf, with a medium chance of slow development, potentially bringing rain to Northeastern Mexico and Southeastern Texas. The central Atlantic shows another area with low development chances. Locally, scattered clouds and isolated showers are expected along the coast, with a 30% rain chance today. Temperatures will range between the upper 60s to mid-70s, keeping conditions cooler. Rain and cooler weather are anticipated for next week, providing relief from the summer heat.
We are starting this morning with humid but mild conditions across the Gulf Coast. Thanks to lingering cloud cover and isolated showers, we won’t get much warmer throughout the day as highs only sit in the upper-70’s and low-80’s. The majority of the showers will sit along and south of I-10. Rip current risk will be low through the end of the weekend. Sunday will bring only a few showers confined closer to the coast, but mostly cloudy skies will keep temperatures in the low-80’s. We are set to have gloomy conditions even into next week as a stationary boundary stays stalled offshore. Isolated showers and a few storms are possible through the end of the next work week. In the tropics, we are tracking a couple of areas. One is expected to move into the Bay of Campeche and has a medium chance of development over the next week. It will interact with the frontal boundary in the Gulf, and it could become a depression next week. Another area is in the central Atlantic, but it has a low chance of formation over the next seven days.
The WKRG News 5 First Alert Storm Team covers part of southeast Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and northwest Florida. You can also view the full Saturday morning forecast for the Gulf Coast here: https://tinyurl.com/5dp9smer
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