Delaware County's largest hospital system is running on fumes. A $20 million allotment of funding from the Foundation for Delaware County will keep Crozer Health operational in the immediate future, but what happens beyond the next few weeks is unclear. Just two of Crozer Health's four hospitals — Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital — remain open. Prospect Medical Holdings, Crozer's for-profit parent company, is still trying to sell the ailing system to new ownership.
Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are staying vigilant following a social media report about a potential terror threat against health care facilities. The AHA and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a joint bulletin about the post, which reports a possible coordinated threat against hospitals in mid-tier American cities. The groups also said the bulletin was shared "out of an abundance of caution," even as the information could not be verified at this time.
An agreement has been reached to keep the Crozer Health System in Delaware County "open and operational" as the search for a long-term solution continues. The Office of the Attorney General released a statement after a meeting with several parties, including Prospect Medical and the governor's office. The statement also said "we look forward to updating the bankruptcy court, which has ultimate approval authority over plans for Crozer, at our next hearing." A Texas bankruptcy judge had ordered the parties to meet by Monday afternoon to smooth over a disagreement about funding that emerged earlier this week.
East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry has officially closed, NEWS9 has confirmed with Belmont County 911. A sign on the door of the hospital says "Hospital closed! Please go to the nearest hospital Trinity, Reynolds or Wheeling!" It's been a tumultuous period for the hospital, which re-opened four years ago after being shuttered in 2019. The hospital has been dealing with various financial issues for months, including being unable to pay employee wages and back taxes.
Physicians from all over Massachusetts gathered for a rally outside Boston hospitals. Over 300 physicians gathered to address the large, inflated salaries of hospital execs, sparked by the recent surge in layoffs from Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital while their CEO, Anne Klibanski, earns $6 million a year. The rallies aim to bring attention to legislative proposals S.899 and H.1398, which seek to cap healthcare CEOs' salaries at 50x their lowest-paid employee's. Kibanski currently brings in 193x the lowest salary of an MGB worker.
Cone Health President and CEO Mary Jo Cagle is stepping down from her role due to a "serious family health matter", the company announced Wednesday. Her last day will be May 3. Beginning on June 1, Cone Health's interim COO, Bernard Sherry, will serve as interim CEO. Cone Health has initiated a nationwide search for the next CEO.