A North Carolina hospital has shut down and nearby residents are outraged. This is the eleventh rural hospital to close in 2023.
'UNSUSTAINABLE' SITUATION: STAFFING SHORTAGES FORCE ANOTHER NORTHWEST HOSPITAL TO STOP DELIVERING BABIESResearcher and professor Mark Holmes says closures began to pick up around the pandemic, then slowed, but now they're seeing an upward trend.
"Each closure is a unique set of circumstances with their own drivers, but we can look at general patterns and one of them is finances of course, that's one of the largest," said Holmes.will not help residents in a timely manner. Holmes says, "evidence has shown that when a hospital closes, it takes longer for the ambulance to get there. Common sense, but we've seen that in the data."Fox News Digital reached out to Martin General Hospital, who blames the closure on a declining population and fewer people walking in the door.
The hospitals Marketing Director said in a press release on August 3, according to a county Feasibility Study, nearly 80% of Martin County residents are seeking care from other health care providers. The use of Martine General Hospital declined 42%, contributing to a financial loss of $30 million since 2016. Just last year the hospital lost $13 million dollars.The hospital filed for bankruptcy on August 3, Heather Wilkerson with Quorum Health, the company who owned the hospital said, "in line with the WARN Act , employees were given a 60-day notice of the hospital's closure. By Oct. 5, 136 full-time and 37 part-time hospital positions will be eliminated.
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