Federalist April 1, 2020
Health care institutions are furloughing employees across the country as extreme social distancing measures meant to “flatten the curve” are economically destroying the nation’s health care capacity.
Hospitals forced to forgo elective surgeries in preparation for a surge in patients struck by the Wuhan coronavirus have suffered lost revenues needed to keep operations afloat. As a result, many have announced cuts in critical personnel in recent days as dried up revenue streams begin to take their toll faster than the virus.
Last week, the largest hospital chain in eastern Kentucky announced it would be letting go of about 500 employees following a 30 percent decline in business. Appalachian Regional Healthcare runs 13 hospitals across eastern Kentucky and...
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