Arizona:

• https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prevention/health-systems-development/data-reports-maps/reports/azmua-biennial-report.pdf

• https://crh.arizona.edu/publications/workforce-reports-briefs#:~:text=Arizona%2520meets%2520just%252040,There%2520are

• https://www.porh.psu.edu/20-states-with-the-most-rural-hospital-closures/#:~:text=,South%2520Carolina%253A%25204

Florida:

• https://www.floridavets.org/benefits-services/health-care/#:~:text=Health%2520Care%2520%25E2%2580%2593%2520Florida%2520Department,VA%2520Health%2520Care

• https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/12/fl-among-states-with-highest-mental-health-labor-shortage-are-financial-incentives-a-solution/#:~:text=Florida%2520is%2520facing%2520workforce%2520shortages,Health%2520Resources%2520and%2520Services%2520Administration

• https://www.porh.psu.edu/20-states-with-the-most-rural-hospital-closures/#:~:text=,South%2520Carolina%253A%25204

Georgia:

• https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/house-budget-and-research-office-document-library/newsandhighlights/2022/2022_session_brief_defense_and_veterans_affairs_highlights.pdf?sfvrsn=95b70ab5_2#:~:text=,projected%2520to%2520have%2520the

• https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/01/17/nearly-every-georgia-county-faces-shortage-of-primary-care-providers#:~:text=According%2520to%2520federal%2520standards%2520under,in%2520Georgia%2520have%2520enough%2520providers

• https://thecurrentga.org/2024/01/22/poor-access-to-mental-health-care-leaves-georgia-children-who-need-a-psychiatrist-in-the-lurch/#:~:text=Outside%2520of%2520schools%2520and%2520primary,in%2520Georgia%2520live%2520in%2520a

• https://www.walb.com/2024/03/01/all-159-georgia-counties-sign-resolutions-urging-mental-health-reform/#:~:text=All%2520159%2520Georgia%2520counties%2520sign,push%2520to%2520change%2520that%2520fact

• https://www.porh.psu.edu/20-states-with-the-most-rural-hospital-closures/#:~:text=,Florida%253A%25208

• https://www.va.gov/augusta-health-care/about-us/mission-and-vision/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Inadequate Hospital Infrastructure:

• https://www.chartis.com/insights/2025-rural-health-state-state