Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman refused to nominate anyone to Nassau University Medical Center's board — saying in a surprise announcement Tuesday he was protesting Gov. Kathy Hochul's 'illegal' takeover of the hospital. Blakeman, a Republican, was set to announce his picks for the NUMC board of directors after at least 10 executives resigned in protest to New York state's takeover of the facility — but instead said he will not be naming anybody to the Democratic governor's 'puppet board.'
If passed, the bill would limit compensation for a hospital's executive and clinical leadership to no more than 10x the salaries of the lowest-paid patient-facing employees. The bill would also require the ratio of frontline workers to administrative employees fall in line with national averages.
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.