At least 10 hospital executives from Nassau University Medical Center, including its CEO, have put in their resignations in response to what they called a 'hostile takeover' by Gov. Kathy Hochul. CEO Meg Ryan confirmed to The Post that she and other leaders in the hospital have resigned effective in July, so that they can help oversee the hospital board's transition.
UnityPoint Health says it intends to acquire MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center and its facilities, which include the Sioux City hospital. UnityPoint Health and MercyOne, which run Sioux City's two hospitals, say they have signed a letter of intent for this deal, and they expect the acquisition to be completed this summer, pending closing conditions. As outlined in the letter of intent, MercyOne would transfer all of its entities to UnityPoint Health, including MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, its medical group, physician practices and home care services.
ChristianaCare will acquire five former Crozer Health outpatient locations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, some of which had remained open despite the health network's closure. ChristianaCare announced Wednesday it was the successful bidder to take over California-based Prospect Medical Holdings' remaining health campuses in Broomall, Havertown, two in Glen Mills, and Media. The healthcare company's winning bid was for $50.3 million.
A central Maine hospital is closing its clinic for good. Tuesday will be Northern Light Inland Hospital's last day of service in Waterville. Northern Light Regional President Marie Vinneau says the hospital will no longer accept new emergency patients at noon, and their clinical operations will end at 5 p.m. Vinneau says the decision to shut down was not easy, but their only choice. The hospital was losing more than $1 million per month from higher operating costs, low reimbursement rates, and a labor shortage.
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.