With the nation’s attention riveted on Covid-19, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) says the closures of the nation’s hospitals—170 closures of rural hospitals in the last 15 years and growing—is not getting the attention it should be receiving. “Patients in rural America are losing access to hospital care. They’re losing access to emergency care. In the midst of Covid-19, this crisis is escalating. Covid-19 is not the direct cause of hospital closures, but for some it could be the final nail in the coffin that leads them to shut their doors,” said Twila Brase, president and co-founder of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, a national patient-centered health care policy organization.
In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip daunting. Greenup County resident Tiffany Wilburn-Meek says that means a 45-minute drive for some residents to reach the closest hospital.
Home Depot co-founder, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United team owner Arthur Blank has opened his checkbook once again -- giving back to the community like he has done so many times during his successful career. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation today announced the naming of their new hospital after a $200 million donation from Blank's foundation.
A Southern California insurance company’s financial woes are sending thousands of seniors in Santa Clara and San Joaquin counties scrambling for health care coverage amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More than 10,000 people in the two counties enrolled in Vitality Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage option — insurance that provides expanded Medicare coverage — after it began serving the area in January 2019, attracted by good benefits and promises of inexpensive medication. But for many, the company’s offerings turned out to be too good to be true.
Reading Hospital – Tower Health announced that Mark Reyngoudt has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role he will provide guidance in healthcare finance, operations, and strategy to Reading Hospital.