News ‘Our neighbors, our family members’: Small-town hospitals overwhelmed by COVID deaths November 15, 2020November 15, 2020Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Our neighbors, our family members’: Small-town hospitals overwhelmed by COVID deaths As COVID deaths surpassĀ 2,000 a day, public health officials say the pandemic is straining rural hospitals short on staffing and expertise.