Becker's Healthcare August 5, 2024
Hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania have faced financial struggles that have become evident amid recent layoffs, closures and sales.
A 2023 report found that nearly 30% of rural hospitals in Pennsylvania were at risk of closing, former Gov. Tom Corbett wrote in an op-ed published Aug. 2 in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now, six counties in the state are “maternal care deserts” and 60% of rural hospitals do not have labor and delivery services, he said.
Mr. Corbett wrote about a situation that he said sums up the healthcare problem in Pennsylvania: Renovo, Pa.-based Bucktail Medical Center’s creation of a GoFundMe page last year to stay afloat throughout financial trouble. Hospital CEO Tim Reeves resigned in December.
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