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- Another Rural Ky. Hospital Will Become Part Of A New Group To Stay Afloat; Glasgow's Hospital Is Buying Columbia's Bankrupt One
ColumbiaMagazine.com Another rural Kentucky hospital is merging with a larger hospital system in order to keep its doors open. T.J. Regional Health, the parent company of T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, just announced its plan to buy...
- Non-profit Hospitals In Flemingsburg And Horse Cave Become Part Of Larger Groups In Order To Stay Open
Two more rural Kentucky hospitals, Caverna Memorial Hospital in Horse Cave and Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, are merging with larger hospital groups in an effort to make ends meet. ?Significant regulatory changes brought about by the Affordable...
- Most Rural Hospitals In Kentucky Are Struggling Financially And Looking For Ways To Survive
Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are loosing money, putting them at risk of closing if they don't find another way to do business, Miranda Combs reports for Lexington's WKYT-TV. More than 65 percent of Kentucky rural hospitals...
- 'hard Times' Help 13 More Schools In Paducah Area Join About 20 In Federal Program That Gives Free Meals To All Students
Thirteen more schools in the Paducah area will offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students under a provision of the federal school-lunch program, joining about 20 others in the region, reports Genevieve Postelthwait of The Paducah Sun. "Schools...
- 18 Kentucky Hospitals Cited As 'top Performers' On Accreditation Board's Annual List
Eighteen Kentucky hospitals have been included on the annual list of hospitals that have excelled at adhering to basic procedures for surgery and other treatment of common illnesses such as heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. The Joint Commission,...
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Fulton hospital says it will close by March 31 due to shrinking population and patient counts
Citing population losses and lower patient counts, Community Health Systems has announced that it will close Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton by March 31. The hospital has 70 beds, larger than most rural hospitals that have closed recently.
The closure will cost 192 jobs, and hurt the city and county directly. "The hospital pays nearly $256,000 in utility, payroll and property tax to the city, making up 18 percent of city revenue," Rob Canning reports for WKMS in Murray. "Fulton is one of the poorest communities in Western Kentucky."
Patients who would have gone to Fulton are now likely to go to Martin or Union City, Tenn., both 12 miles away, or Mayfield's Jackson Purchase Medical Center, 22 miles away. Fulton County Judge-Executive David Gallagher is "in negotiations with the Fulton, South Fulton, Tenn., and Hickman city governments to extend a one-year contract with Tri-City Ambulance, a paid EMS service, to keep it active despite the closing," WKMS reports.
The closure will cost 192 jobs, and hurt the city and county directly. "The hospital pays nearly $256,000 in utility, payroll and property tax to the city, making up 18 percent of city revenue," Rob Canning reports for WKMS in Murray. "Fulton is one of the poorest communities in Western Kentucky."
Patients who would have gone to Fulton are now likely to go to Martin or Union City, Tenn., both 12 miles away, or Mayfield's Jackson Purchase Medical Center, 22 miles away. Fulton County Judge-Executive David Gallagher is "in negotiations with the Fulton, South Fulton, Tenn., and Hickman city governments to extend a one-year contract with Tri-City Ambulance, a paid EMS service, to keep it active despite the closing," WKMS reports.
- Another Rural Ky. Hospital Will Become Part Of A New Group To Stay Afloat; Glasgow's Hospital Is Buying Columbia's Bankrupt One
ColumbiaMagazine.com Another rural Kentucky hospital is merging with a larger hospital system in order to keep its doors open. T.J. Regional Health, the parent company of T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, just announced its plan to buy...
- Non-profit Hospitals In Flemingsburg And Horse Cave Become Part Of Larger Groups In Order To Stay Open
Two more rural Kentucky hospitals, Caverna Memorial Hospital in Horse Cave and Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, are merging with larger hospital groups in an effort to make ends meet. ?Significant regulatory changes brought about by the Affordable...
- Most Rural Hospitals In Kentucky Are Struggling Financially And Looking For Ways To Survive
Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are loosing money, putting them at risk of closing if they don't find another way to do business, Miranda Combs reports for Lexington's WKYT-TV. More than 65 percent of Kentucky rural hospitals...
- 'hard Times' Help 13 More Schools In Paducah Area Join About 20 In Federal Program That Gives Free Meals To All Students
Thirteen more schools in the Paducah area will offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students under a provision of the federal school-lunch program, joining about 20 others in the region, reports Genevieve Postelthwait of The Paducah Sun. "Schools...
- 18 Kentucky Hospitals Cited As 'top Performers' On Accreditation Board's Annual List
Eighteen Kentucky hospitals have been included on the annual list of hospitals that have excelled at adhering to basic procedures for surgery and other treatment of common illnesses such as heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. The Joint Commission,...