Less than a month after Ascension announced plans to sell nine Illinois hospitals to Prime Healthcare, the systems are asking the state for permission to close one of those hospitals.
The 49-page report and its accompanying 30-page appendix of sources comprise the first academic summary of Mission's staffing tumult since HCA Healthcare bought the system for $1.5 billion in 2019.
Saint Anne's Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, the Holy Family Hospitals and Morton Hospital would be transitioned to new operators while the Healey administration would use eminent domain to transfer control of Saint Elizabeth's to a new owner.
Conway Medical Center plans to build an $18 million emergency department in the S.C. Highway 90 corridor by 2026, marking the first phase of a new medical campus for the growing area between Conway and North Myrtle Beach.
In an effort to continue serving their small community, one Saline County hospital started operating under a new model earlier this year. Just six months ago, Friend Community Healthcare System transitioned to a Rural Emergency Hospital.
A fire destroyed Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital in 2023, forcing it to close. Now, more than a year later, its doors reopened Tuesday with some improvements for patients.