Becker's Healthcare March 6, 2023
As hospital finances continue to weather the storm of increased labor and operating expenses, some have begun to take a hard look at services they can no longer afford to offer.
Several hospitals and health systems have cut services to stay afloat during economic uncertainty.
St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange, Texas, is cutting nearly half its staff and various services due to financial struggles. The services cut include inpatient and surgical services, post-acute skilled rehab care, its orthopedic clinic, speech therapy and ambulatory care.
Sunnyside, Wash.-based Astria Health no longer offers certain cardiology services, including invasive and interventional cardiology, due to staffing issues and rising labor costs.
The void these closures have created could be...
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