One of several clinics that were set to close following the shutdown of Martin General Hospital has found new life. Practice Manager Tammy Perry tells WITN that Roanoke Orthopedics is now owned by Agape Health Services which is based out of Washington.
In response to Hurricane Idalia and Pasco County evacuation orders, HCA Florida Trinity West Hospital, a mental health facility, temporarily suspended services and transferred six patients to other HCA Florida Healthcare mental health programs.
The downtime has afforded the hospital and HCA Healthcare West Florida Division teams an opportunity to assess the hurricane damage and the hospital’s mental healthcare services.
Because many of the state’s hospitals have already claimed some form of pandemic relief funds, those hospitals are ineligible for the money, an issue that lawmakers apparently did not consider.
Months after the Legislature passed a law directing millions to Mississippi’s struggling hospitals, not one has received that money, and far fewer than predicted will receive any money at all.
That’s because lawmakers erred in writing the statute, according to State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney.
Legislators in February established the Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program, which was supposed to disseminate $103 million in grant money to hospitals via the state Health Department. Despite a record state budget surplus, it was millions less than the state hospital association had asked for, but hospital leaders agreed it would help keep them afloat.
Heywood Hospital announced Monday that is has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Co-CEO Tom Sullivan said: 'Though our health system has stood the test of time, we are not impervious to financial challenges.'
Some 1,400 clinics depend on federal funds to serve the most vulnerable patients, and any interruptions in their funding will only add to the financial pressures they already face.
Northern Dutchess Hospital has received the largest philanthropic gift ever – $3 million. The contribution, made by Gayle Bontecou, a resident of Clinton Corners, and Tequesta, Fla., is dedicated to the renovation and expansion of the hospital’s emergency department.