When Northern Light's Inland Hospital closes in a few weeks, Waterville will soon have only one emergency room and no inpatient beds. The hospital's closure, announced on March 13, has forced the city's leadership to contemplate adapting its EMS resources. An emergency call in Waterville has an average response time of ten minutes. However, after May 27th, when a patient needs inpatient care, ambulances must travel to Augusta or Skowhegan, which is at least an hour round trip.
Attorney General Todd Rokita has informed the Indiana Department of Health he opposes a proposed merger of two Terre Haute hospitals. IDOH must soon decide to either deny the merger or permit the consolidation of Terre Haute's only two hospitals, Union and Terre Haute Regional. Rokita says the creation of a regional monopoly would impose a negative impact on Hoosiers in the area seeking quality health care and affordable costs.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould and Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis said Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent for a merger.
Martha's Vineyard Hospital President Denise Schepici said that one of their 'greatest challenges' is simply 'keeping people housed'. The nonprofit hospital, which is part of Mass General Brigham, has resorted to drastic measures to combat the personnel problem - by constructing a $38 million housing unit for their EMTs who have been priced out of the island.