# Hospital Closures, Consolidation and the Financial Pressures Shaping Healthcare with Alan Condon

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Podcast: [Becker’s Healthcare Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/becker-s-healthcare-podcast-484089)
Published: 2026-06-26T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/beckershealthcarepodcast/episode/154125107/
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Duration seconds: 382

## Resource

In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, discusses the latest trends in healthcare finance, including the surprising slowdown in hospital closures this year and the ongoing financial pressures facing rural providers.

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