Former Steward behavioral health hospital to reopen: 7 things to know

Becker's Healthcare December 9, 2024
Madeline Ashley

The Arizona Department of Health Services has approved former Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center to operate in a limited capacity after it was ordered to cease operations in mid-August.

Here are seven things to know:

1. Arizona officials required the hospital to halt operations Aug. 14 after temperatures inside reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit. Employees were furloughed Aug. 26 at the hospital; and Steward, which sought Chapter 11 protection May 6, filed a WARN notice to lay off 255 employees on Oct. 1.

2. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based College Health Enterprises, a healthcare management company, became interim manager of the hospital after receiving bankruptcy court approval during an Oct. 22 hearing. College Health has...

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