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How do hospital closures in the United States impact patient care?

(4 days ago) WebWith hospital closures in the United States accelerating in recent years, Associate Professor of Public Policy Soroush Saghafian, along with his former PhD student Lina Song, now an assistant professor at the University College London School of Management, and …

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/health/how-do-hospital-closures-united-states-impact-patient-care

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AHA report: Rural hospital closures threaten patient …

(8 days ago) WebA new report from the AHA highlights the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone. These include many longstanding …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2022-09-08-aha-report-rural-hospital-closures-threaten-patient-access-care

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Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access - American Hospital …

(2 days ago) WebTable of Contents Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access Page 3 Challenging Demographics Page 4 Rural Hospital Closures 2010-2021 Page 5 Trends Affecting Rural Closures Page 5 Patient Volume and Health Page 5 Overcoming Low Reimbursement Page 6 Managing Staffing Shortages Page 7 Navigating COVID-19 Page 8 and Rising …

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/09/rural-hospital-closures-threaten-access-report.pdf

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New AHA Report Finds Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Patient …

(9 days ago) WebWASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2022) –— The American Hospital Association today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone. These include many longstanding pressures, such as low reimbursement, staffing shortages, low patient …

https://www.aha.org/press-releases/2022-09-08-new-aha-report-finds-rural-hospital-closures-threaten-patient-access-care

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Why are 800 rural U.S. hospitals at the risk of closure? - Advisory

(6 days ago) WebIt's not just acute care at risk when a rural hospital closes. A 2019 Health Affairs study found that rural hospital closures are associated with an 8% annual decrease of the supply of general surgeons in the years preceding closure and 8% annual decrease in the supply of PCPs in the years following. And while a 20–30-minute increase in drive

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/03/11/rural-hospitals

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A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a …

(Just Now) WebMore than $15 billion in pandemic-era federal aid was injected into rural hospitals to keep them open. On Dec. 31, most of it will expire. Now, labor expenses per patient are up more than a third

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/health/rural-hospital-closures.html

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Rural Hospital Closures: Affected Residents Had …

(8 days ago) WebFrom January 2013 through February 2020, 101 rural hospitals closed. GAO was asked to examine the effects of rural hospital closures on residents living in the areas of the hospitals that closed. …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-93

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The impact of rural general hospital closures on communities—A

(8 days ago) WebEmployment and unemployment rates were found to have unfavorable outcomes by all seven studies, particularly if the closed hospital was the sole hospital in the community. 13, 24, 36-40 Unemployment rates increased by 1.6%–3.1% following rural hospital closures. 24, 38, 39 In addition to decreases in health care employment, rural …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jrh.12810

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Understanding the impacts of rural hospital closures: A scoping …

(3 days ago) WebCenter for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Key domains of adverse impacts related to rural hospital closure included emergency medical service transport, local economies, availability and utilization of emergency care and hospital services, availability of outpatient services, changes in …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jrh.12801

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Hospitals' 'unsustainable' 2022 losses forcing service closures

(2 days ago) WebA new report warns that anywhere from 53% to 68% of the nations hospitals will finish 2022 with red operating margins. This means service line closures or outright shutdowns that threaten patients

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/unsustainable-losses-are-forcing-hospitals-make-heart-wrenching-cuts-and-closures-leaders

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(7 days ago) Web"And, certainly, the pandemic continued to highlight these health disparities, especially as we witnessed hospital closures in rural America." In response to many issues exposed by the pandemic, the AHA created a 2024 Impact Goal aimed at improving health equity for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

https://professional.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for Access to

(6 days ago) WebCompared to urban hospitals, rural hospitals are more likely to be in counties with an elderly and poor population. 9 According to The North Carolina Rural Health Research Program (NC RHRP) at the

https://www.kff.org/report-section/a-look-at-rural-hospital-closures-and-implications-for-access-to-care-three-case-studies-issue-brief/

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Towards a more efficient healthcare system: Opportunities and

(Just Now) WebA substantial number of United States (U.S.) hospitals have closed in recent years, averaging 21 hospitals annually between 2010 and 2015, with 47 closures in 2019 alone [].Figure 1 depicts maps of U.S. hospital closures between 2015 and 2020. The trend of closures has accelerated as hospitals have experienced financial hardship …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10729-022-09591-7

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How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals CNN

(1 days ago) WebA February report from The Chartis Center for Rural Health found 82% of the rural hospitals surveyed said suspension of outpatient services resulted in a loss of at least $5 million per month

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/health/rural-hospital-closures-pandemic/index.html

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Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? - Advisory

(6 days ago) WebA report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) found that over 600 rural hospitals are at risk of closing in 2023, citing persistent financial challenges related to patient services or depleted financial resources. More than 600 rural hospitals are at risk of closing in 2023. In the report, which was released in …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2023/03/22/rural-hospitals

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Understanding The Relationship Between Medicaid Expansions …

(9 days ago) WebFrom 2012 to 2013 the closure rate increased from about 0.45 to just over 0.90 closures per 100 hospitals in nonexpansion states, whereas the rate remained at about 0.45 in expansion states. After

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0976

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States With the Most Rural Hospital Closures

(6 days ago) WebSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, 35 rural hospitals had shut down, with 14 of those closures occurring in 2020. The 10 states with the most rural hospital closures

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/states-with-the-most-rural-hospital-closures

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As Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Faces Closure, Patient Care …

(7 days ago) WebBy Joseph Goldstein. May 16, 2024. Once a full-service hospital that performed heart surgery and treated a range of stroke patients, Beth Israel on Manhattan’s East Side offers more limited

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/nyregion/beth-israel-hospital-closing.html

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How a North Carolina city's hospital closure could hint at trouble …

(1 days ago) WebThe closures slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the federal government doled out billions of dollars in extra funds to hospitals. But with that money spent, hospital closures might tick up again, said George Pink, the deputy director of the University of North Carolina’s Sheps Center’s Rural Health Research Program.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-rural-hospitals-closed-emergency-health-trump-51a70f7072d2414ce694ca536da83b80

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North Carolina hospital closure could hurt Biden's health care …

(1 days ago) WebA closure sign hangs in front of Martin County General Hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, April 10, 2024. Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0520/Rural-hospitals-health-care-Biden-campaign

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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs

(Just Now) WebBut with that money spent, hospital closures might tick up again, said George Pink, the deputy director of the University of North Carolina’s Sheps Center’s Rural Health Research Program.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/after-hospital-town-closed-north-carolina-city-directs-110387674

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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city - MSN

(7 days ago) WebThe sign for the vacant Martin County General Hospital sits under a blue tarp since being closed in August of 2023 in Williamston, N.C., Wednesday, April 10, 2024. After Williamston only hospital

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-the-only-hospital-in-town-closed-a-north-carolina-city-directs-its-ire-at-politicians/ar-BB1mGZZ7

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Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel submits revised closure plan

(5 days ago) WebNew York City-based Mount Sinai has submitted a revised July 12 closure plan for Beth Israel Hospital to the New York Department of Health after hitting several road bumps since it submitted the

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/mount-sinai-s-beth-israel-submits-revised-closure-plan.html

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Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Pandemic Results in Bankruptcies or …

(9 days ago) WebThe combination of a widespread surge in COVID patients, bankruptcies and hospital closures, and a health system with limited capacity compared to other countries, could have catastrophic implications for patients and their communities. Compared to other countries, there are fewer hospital beds in the U.S. per 1,000 people. The U.S. has 2.8

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2020-11-09-fact-sheet-covid-19-pandemic-results-bankruptcies-or-closures-some-hospitals

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Mount Sinai Beth Israel still pursing mid-July closure

(Just Now) WebMount Sinai Beth Israel still pursing mid-July closure. Manhattan May 24, 2024. The hospital has tried to phase services out, but it was stopped by the state Department of Health. (Spectrum News

https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2024/05/25/mount-sinai-beth-israel-still-pursing-mid-july-closure

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NJ Hospital Closures May be Offset by Incentives Developers

(9 days ago) WebThe ripple effect of a closure is felt almost immediately by the local businesses and municipalities that depend upon the salaries and taxes that hospital employees pump into the local economy.

https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/nj-hospital-closures-may-be-offset-incentives

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Nursing home closures in New England slow hospital discharges

(3 days ago) WebThe problem cost Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health, a 10-hospital healthcare system, $1.8 million in the first quarter, said Lisa Harvey-McPherson, vice president of government relations

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/nursing-home-closures-new-england-discharge-delays

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Senator says Steward bankruptcy could 'disrupt care for patients

(9 days ago) WebSteward Health Care, which is the midst of a financial crisis, owns Good Sam in Brockton, Morton Hospital in Taunton and Saint Anne's in Fall River. closure, or other interruption in the

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/senator-says-steward-bankruptcy-could-disrupt-care-for-patients-wants-special-counsel/ar-BB1mRVX6

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The Power of Organized Medicine: Residents Find their Voice

(6 days ago) Webhope will eventually set state-wide standards. The hospital is part of Dignity Health, which operates a chain of 30 hospitals statewide. Seeking a way to improve their education and training, strengthen patient care, and enhance the hospital, the 25 family medicine residents at California Hospital reached out to CIR in late 2013

https://www.cirseiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Vitals-14-1.pdf

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Fort Worth cancer support center to close as Tarrant health care

(4 days ago) WebCancer Support Community North Texas - Tarrant County is located inside Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance in Fort Worth. The organization will close the doors to the support center in January 2025. “There’s a nationwide shortage of health care providers, and these closures, especially in rural areas, highlight the struggle

https://fortworthreport.org/2024/05/25/fort-worth-cancer-support-center-to-close-as-tarrant-health-care-challenges-escalate/

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Ascension Hospitals Reel From Cyberattack, Causing Patient Care …

(1 days ago) WebAscension, one of the nation’s largest medical systems with 140 hospitals in 19 states, has yet to recover from a large-scale cyberattack earlier this month. Lauren Justice for The New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/health/cyberattack-ascension-hospitals-patient-data.html

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Syria: “Hospital closures will be a death sentence to people like me”

(1 days ago) WebI am 68 years old and a diabetic; hospital closures will be a death sentence to people like me.” “MSF received requests to directly support at least six hospitals and five basic health care centers, three of which are critical in the medical landscape of northwest Syria,” says Karim El-Rawy, MSF field coordinator in Idlib.

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/syria-hospital-closures-will-be-death-sentence-people-me

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Walmart Health layoffs underway - Becker's Hospital Review

(5 days ago) Web6 recent hospital, health system CEO moves; 12 hospital closures in 2024; The retailer's almost 4,600 pharmacies and more than 3,000 vision centers are not affected by the health center

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/disruptors/walmart-health-layoffs-underway.html

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Bergen County health center permanently closing due to COVID

(8 days ago) WebBergen County to permanently close Rockleigh nursing home in wake of COVID pandemic. Lindy Washburn. NorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:13. The Bergen County Health Care Center in Rockleigh, a 110-bed

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2021/07/16/bergen-county-health-care-center-closing-nj-covid/7991813002/

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Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve

(Just Now) WebThe American Hospital Association today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone. These include many longstanding pressures, such as low reimbursement, staffing shortages, low patient volume and regulatory …

https://www.aha.org/2022-09-07-rural-hospital-closures-threaten-access

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U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a

(5 days ago) WebThe two are members of a team of U.S. and U.S.-trained doctors who arrived in Rafah 10 days ago as part of a medical mission organized by the Palestinian American Medical Association. Now, nearing

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/10/1250490688/rafa-hospital-gaza-israel-war-middle-east

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Discrimination and negligence at Seattle Children’s hospital led to

(9 days ago) WebThe family of Sahana Ramesh filed a lawsuit in Washington’s King County Superior Court against Seattle Children’s hospital, Children’s University Medical Group and several unnamed healthcare

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/us/sahana-ramesh-lawsuit-seattle-reaj/index.html

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