Becker's Healthcare January 23, 2025
Pennsylvania’s hospital sector has seen a wave of workforce reductions in early 2025 as health systems adjust to ongoing financial pressures, operational restructuring and shifting patient care demands.
More than 800 workers’ jobs were affected by the Jan. 5 closure of Sharon Regional Hospital, previously operated by Dallas-based Steward Health Care. Tenor Health Partners, a hospital turnaround company, purchased the hospital through bankruptcy proceedings and plans to reopen the hospital as a nonprofit entity, but nothing has been finalized yet.
An exact reopening date depends on hospital inspection and licensure, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tenor Health aims to secure malpractice insurance for physicians, allowing them to see patients in their offices before the hospital opens.
Philadelphia-based...