Hospital Sisters Health System announced it will close HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, while Prevea Health physician network will close its primary care and specialty operations in the region.
Steward Health Care, a for-profit health system that serves thousands of patients in Eastern Massachusetts, is in such grave financial distress that it may be unable to continue operating some facilities.
Hospitals across the state are getting a welcomed gift to begin the new year. On Wednesday, executive director Drew Snyder of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid announced on X that $658.2 million in additional payments have been delivered to hospitals through the recently approved Mississippi Hospital Access Program (MHAP).
The state has filed three tax liens against Prospect Medical Holdings because the California company has neglected to pay $67 million in taxes, records show.