Emergency rooms at two Delaware County hospitals stopped accepting patients on Wednesday. It's all part of the expedited shutdown of the hospital system owned by Prospect Medical Holdings. A judge approved the closure plan on Tuesday. Taylor Hospital is set to close on Monday, while the last day for Crozer-Chester Medical Center is set for May 2. Already, nearby hospitals within the Main Line Health Network, like Riddle and Lankenau hospitals, are seeing an increase in patients with the bulk at Riddle.
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.