Hospitals in Ashland, AL - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Clay County Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 83825 Highway 9 P O Box 1270, Ashland, Alabama 36251
Ratings: Phone: (256) 354-2131

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Liberal hospice insurance benefits improve health care for patients with advanced illnesses

Patients with advanced illnesses more than doubled their use of hospice care when a major national health plan made hospice care more readily accessible, according to the results of a comparative study published in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.(www.liebertpub.com).

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