Becker's Healthcare February 2, 2023
Several healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
Here are nine closures or services ending, announced, advanced or finalized that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 10.
1. Commonwealth Health is closing the emergency department at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., on April 1. The emergency department at Regional Hospital of Scranton will become the main emergency department for Commonwealth Health operations.
2. Charleston, W.Va.-based Saint Francis Hospital closed its emergency department Feb. 1 as part of a plan to transition the facility into the state’s first full-service orthopedic specialty hospital. Emergency and critical care services will transfer to...