Becker's Healthcare August 8, 2024
Damond Boatwright, CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, said a proposed bill regarding hospital closures would require regulation that is not feasible for health systems.
The Hospital Stability and Health Services Act, introduced July 25 by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, aims to protect patients from sudden hospital closures, according to a news release from the senator.
The legislation would require hospitals to notify HHS at least 90 days before closing and to continue providing services during the notification period.
“I am encouraged attention is being paid to the dire situation facing nonprofit rural community hospitals like ours,” Mr. Boatwright said in an Aug. 6 statement. “Yet, requiring more onerous regulation or mandating that community hospital systems maintain comprehensive...
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