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Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing “Critical Access” status for being 3 miles closer to the nearest hospital than rules require.

The closure strips emergency care from a poor farming community, eliminates 150 jobs and puts rural residents at risk of preventable deaths.

Many other California hospitals also face risks of closing because of federal healthcare cuts affecting cash-strapped rural healthcare systems.

WILLOWS — As hospital staff carted away medical equipment from abandoned patient rooms, Theresa McNabb, 74, roused herself and painstakingly applied make-up for the first time in weeks, finishing with a mauve lipstick that made her eyes pop.

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