South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, Wyo., will stop providing labor and delivery services beginning June 1 as the critical access hospital grapples with workforce challenges, according to the hospital’s website.
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Mercyhealth gets OK to close 70 surgical beds in Illinois
Mercyhealth received approval from the Illinois Health Facilities & Review Board to close 70 surgical beds at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., the Rockford Register Star reported March 15.
Protest over infant’s care prompts lockdown at Idaho hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise, Idaho, went on lockdown and diverted ambulances March 15 in response to protests about an infant being treated at the facility, according to NBC affiliate KTVB.
Biden administration’s plan to close, build VA hospitals: 6 takeaways
The Biden administration released a plan March 14 to restructure the veterans’ healthcare system, which includes the closure of hundreds of hospitals and clinics and the construction of several new facilities.
Ellis Medicine pauses overnight emergent care services at medical center over staffing
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine will temporarily pause overnight emergent care services at the Medical Center of Clifton Park (N.Y.).
9 hospitals cutting inpatient care
Several hospitals are scaling back inpatient services or ending inpatient care.
Lighter COVID-19 case load not enough to pull New York hospital out of crisis mode
Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., is treating fewer COVID-19 patients but continues to operate in crisis mode because of staffing shortages, The Wall Street Journal reported March 9.
Illinois hospital on verge of losing license
Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital could lose its license after the Illinois Department of Public Health filed to revoke it, The Register-Mail reported March 4.
State-by-state breakdown of 37 critical access hospital closures
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas and depend on their local hospital for care. Since 2005, 181 of those hospitals have closed, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
Where hospitals’ omicron data and realities diverge
A subtle difference in HHS data reporting is one reason why the public and even some health professionals are under the impression that hospitals never exceeded their safe care capacity during the latest COVID-19 surge of omicron, one physician argues….
