Chief Healthcare Executive February 3, 2023
Ron Southwick

Hospitals everywhere are struggling, but Alabama providers are facing a perilous situation. Without help, some of the state’s hospitals will close, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association says.

Hospitals in Alabama suffered heavy losses in 2022, and they see a grim outlook for 2023.

Alabama hospital officials say they need the state to distribute COVID-19 recovery funds to hospitals, or some facilities may not make it until the end of the year. The Alabama Hospital Association held a news conference Thursday to draw attention to the gravity of the threat.

“Alabama hospitals face an existential crisis in terms of survival,” said Donald Williamson, president and CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association.

The state has money from the American Rescue...

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