(MSC News)--Kansas is considered at the top of the list for rural hospitals at risk of closure.

That's according to a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

WIBW-TV reports Kansas has had 8 hospitals close since 2015, along with 2 inpatient service closures.

The Center for Healthcare's report reveals that over 700 rural hospitals nationwide are at risk of closure, with Kansas making up 9% of the nation- at-risk rural hospitals and those at immediate risk.

Over half, or 360 of the 700 rural at-risk hospitals are at immediate risk of closing because of the severity of their financial problems.

In Kansas, there are currently 98 operating rural inpatient hospitals, with the report showing that 62 face a risk of closure, while 31 are at an immediate risk.