KFF Health News June 14, 2024
Samantha Liss

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Locals in this city of 58,000 are used to having to wait at railroad crossings for one of the dozens of daily cargo trains to pass through.

But a proposed merger between the two hospitals on either side of the city could exacerbate the problem in emergencies if the hospitals shut down some services, such as trauma care, at one site, which the proposal cites as a possibility. Tom High, fire chief of a nearby township, said some first responders would be forced to transport critical patients farther, risking longer delays, if they become what locals call “railroaded” by a passing train.

That’s just one of the fears in this community as Indiana officials review whether...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, States, Trends
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