As the financial challenges mount, some patients say they have struggled to access care, with doctors blaming the system's financial problems as the cause.
Leaders at Lee Health are weighing the pros and cons of switching from a public, nonprofit health system to a private nonprofit health system. Right now, Lee Health is assessing its options.
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.