“I did not come here for the hospital to close,” said Stan McLaren, who in 2021 became CEO of Carney Hospital in Dorchester. “I haven’t heard anything from corporate about plans to close Carney.” McLaren was referring to Carney’s owner, Steward Health Care. Concerns about the hospital’s future surfaced when its four-year union contract with Carney nurses expired in December.
Medicaid members who use Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for insurance can continue to receive care at Bon Secours Mercy Health hospitals in Ohio under a 90-day transitional "understanding" between the two parties.
A terminated contract between the two expired early Saturday without renewal, but representatives from Mercy Health and Anthem both say those affected can still get care without any disruptions, for now.
Baptist Health South Florida, the region’s largest healthcare provider, intends to trim its executive ranks through voluntary buyouts in order to reduce the nonprofit organization’s expenses during a challenging post-pandemic operating climate.
IU Health Blackford Hospital will close its emergency department and no longer offer "inpatient care services," officials said this week. Those in need of emergency medical treatment in Blackford County will be sent to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie or IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland, both more than 20 miles from the hospital in Hartford City.
The effort to recruit employees to fill open positions at Samaritan Healthcare may not bear fruit until 2024. Samaritan Chief Administrative Officer Alex Town said temporary employee expenses have not dropped as much as hospital officials hoped.
Construction on Heywood Hospital’s new surgical pavilion has been put on pause, officials announced on Monday. Hospital officials were in discussions to adjust the project’s legal and financial structure to better position itself for the future and for negotiation with potential strategic partners, according to a press release.