The South Texas Medical Center generated almost $12 billion in revenue in 2022, according to a new economic impact study, and supported more than 86,000 jobs that paid $5 billion in wages.
Adventist Health St. Helena, the Upvalley’s only hospital, is looking for a partner to improve its financial situation, promote its services and ensure its future. Dr. Steven Herber, president of the hospital, confirmed Monday that talks are underway with “several potential partners.”
Hospital operators in the Twin Cities say they're feeling the same stress from rising expenses that Allina Health System cited last week when announcing about 350 job cuts. But HealthPartners, Fairview Health Services and North Memorial don't have current plans for large layoffs, the health systems said in statements to the Star Tribune.
A Texas-based investment company has requested a court order to take over management of Mercy Hospital in Iowa City to prevent closing the facility over its ongoing financial problems.
Access to mental health resources has always been limited in Mississippi, and now that the Behavioral Health Services unit at River Region closed its doors on June 30, the mental health landscape in the state looks even more bleak.
“They were providing services to all of Warren County, but also all the surrounding areas as well,” said Donna Hardy, Chancery Clerk of Warren County. “So over the years, River Region here in Vicksburg has had a huge following in that mental health capacity.”
Thirty-three hospitals in Oklahoma have shuttered because of financial strain since 2007. A dozen were in rural communities such as Frederick, Pauls Valley and Clinton, according to state Department of Health data. Since 2021, two Oklahoma facilities have chosen the federal safety net known as a Rural Emergency Hospital license in hopes of staying open.