Northern Light Inland Hospital will be ending clinical services on May 27 at 5 p.m. The emergency department will also stop accepting new patients at 12 p.m, hospital officials announced on Thursday. The announcement comes after it was announced earlier this year that he hospital would be closing. The facility, associated services, and most practices have been winding down services and are working to move patients to new care locations.
The U.S. pharmacy chain, which operates about 1,200 stores and has some 8 million customers, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month for the second time in two years. Its retail business was performing poorly due to decreased drug sales margins.
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office. Biden, 82, was seen for further tests last week after a finding of a prostate nodule.
One of America's biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.
RENTON, Wash. — Valley Medical Center will close hospital units and clinics across south King County over the next two months and is planning for potential layoffs as it grapples with financial challenges. The hospital is operating at a loss of $25 million year-to-date, and that figure is growing. That combined with uncertainty from state and federal budgets and private sector reimbursements forced the hospital to scale back operations and restructure its workforce.
After 196 days on strike, Kaiser mental health care workers ratified a new four-year contract Thursday, approving a deal that delivers gains in pay and retirement benefits and delivers a little breathing room for administrative duties.