Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, announced in January 2018:
ObamaCare-ACA fact: Only one out of four workers has health insurance through their employer, according to a survey by Clutch.
So much for hi-tech security, 5.6-million patient records were illegally accessed online during during 477 incidents in 2017!
Another reason to stay out of hospitals; the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says if you have a heart attack in the hospital during nights or weekends you’re more likely to die, compared to having a heart attack during ‘working hours’.
Musician Tom Petty died from prescription opioid overdose.
Arkansas: Arkansas Pharmacists Association says pharmacists are being reimbursed less than what prescription drugs actually cost.
California: An Iraq-born Swedish immigrant infiltrated (several times) the Sharp Grossmont Hospital claiming to be an anesthesiologist, which he is not, his final arrest was by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ventura County Medical Center warning of a $8.3-million USD loss, canceling overtime pay and suspended hiring for vacant positions. Surprise Valley Health Care District now chapter 9 bankrupt busted, the rural hospital is hoping to get $1.5-million USD by partnering with Colorado based CadiraMD. Drugs pusher Allegan eliminating 1-thousand jobs (421 of those job cuts are in California) due to its exclusive drugs now being available for manufacture by generic drugs makers! Accountable Healthcare eliminating 66 jobs in Signal Hill, by the end of February. In Ventura, Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital suddenly eliminated 194 jobs! Scripps Health Administrative Services issued a layoff WARN for its San Diego location, 69 jobs gone by March. Is it connected to the fact that Scripps Health has to pay a $1.5-million USD fine for fraudulent Medicare and Tricare billing? Palomar Medical Center Poway suddenly laid off 42 people “To better position the organization for the future”. SynerMed issued a layoff WARN for its Monterey Park location, 275 jobs gone by March (back in November 2017 news reports said the Medicaid and Medicare manager was going out of business)! In Woodland Hills, Health Net issued a layoff WARN, 63 jobs gone by the end of March. Seventh Day Adventists issued massive WARNs for multiple healthcare ops; Adventist Health Sonora eliminating 135 jobs in April, Adventist Health Feather River shutting down 72 jobs gone by April, Adventist Health Glendale shutting down 167 jobs gone by April, Adventist Health Simi Valley shutting down 70 jobs gone by April, Adventist Health Reedley and Selma eliminating 115 jobs, Adventist Health Hanford eliminating 205 jobs, Adventist Health Saint Helena eliminating 2-hundred jobs, Adventist Health Corporate in Roseville eliminating 229 jobs!
Colorado: Denver based Healthgrades laid off an undisclosed number of people.
Florida: Brookdale Senior Living eliminating 110 jobs by the end of March!
Georgia: In a legal settlement Memorial University Medical Center finally to release information concerning finances, failed business partnerships and the planned sale of the hospital. WellStar Health System suddenly laid off 49 employees “to better align with our strategic plan and improve operational efficiencies”.
Idaho: Advanced Care Hospital issued a shutdown WARN for its Boise location, 135 jobs gone by February! Gem State lawmakers allowing insurance companies to bypass ObamaCare-ACA rules, calling the new policies ‘state based plans’.
Illinois: In Chicago, health insurance giant Cigna suddenly laid off 60 people as part of its plan to get out of the state Medicaid managed care program. Cigna claims it found company jobs for 2-hundred of its Illinois Medicaid program workers, leaving 60 without employment. ‘Safety net hospital’ Roseland Community Hospital suddenly laid off 35 people, due to a state financial relief program for hospitals that is now in financial trouble itself. Unlimited Development shutting down its 52 years old Care Center of Abingdon, 60 nursing home jobs gone by the end of March due to federal government rules and “inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates”. Don’t blame lack of patients for disappearing nursing homes, the Knox County Nursing Home and Rosewood Care Center did a survey and found “over 300 empty nursing home beds in Knox County” alone! The demise of nursing homes is blamed on crashing Medicaid reimbursements. PCI Pharma Services issued a shutdown WARN for its Woodstock location, 74 jobs gone by May.
Iowa: If you get the flu don’t go to the ER, unless you want to wait all day before getting help. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics force you to wait up to seven hours because being sick with the flu or ‘cold’ is considered a non-emergency.
Kansas: A whistleblower accusing Wichita based Christi Health of ripping off federal taxpayers by forcing Medicare patients to undergo unnecessary procedures. Turns out the lawsuit was filed in 2016, but only now is it being made public.
Kentucky: Taxpaying residents are suing the federal government for allowing states to force ‘working age’ Medicaid recipients to work in order to get medical treatment.
Maryland: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus under investigation for patient dumping, after a video was posting on social media showing security guards dumping a woman, wearing nothing but a hospital gown, at a bus station in freezing temperatures.
Massachusetts: Vibra Hospital shutting down its Springfield location due to lack of funding, at least 250 jobs gone in March, pending a hearing by the state Department of Public Health! Fallon Ambulance Service suddenly laid off 23 employees. Mental health service provider Pathways by Molina shutting down two locations, 162 jobs gone!
Michigan: For-profit Detroit Medical Center warning that as many as 3-hundred employees will soon be unemployed as part of a new “transformation plan”! An immigrant doctor from Poland arrested by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, suspected of child abuse. Apparently Michigan State Police investigated and dismissed the allegations.
Missouri: SERCO laying off 850 people despite a $1 billion contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid! Local news discovered the layoffs were actually planned back in 2016.
Nebraska: In Minden, taxpayer funded Hinterlong Living for Seniors and Countryside Living Nursing Home shutting down due to lack of reimbursements, the Kearney County Health Services blames it on the state’s version of ObamaCare-ACA.
New Jersey: Drugs pusher Pernix Therapeutics eliminating 41 jobs due to one of its exclusive drugs now being available for manufacture by generic drugs makers. Since 2015 cash strapped cities have challenged the tax exempt status of more than 35 non-profit hospitals! In some cases judges ruled some non-profit hospitals are actually tax evading for-profit enterprises!
New Mexico: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Holy Cross Hospital from suddenly laying off 12 people due to a new Medicare payment method.
New York: NYC based drugs pusher Pfizer eliminating 3-hundred jobs as it ends research into creating drugs for treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s! In Manhattan-NYC, after 33 years Coogan’s shutdown due to a massive $40-thousand USD per month increase in rent by the ‘christian’ owners of the property (New York Presbyterian Hospital)! A doctor with Nassau University Medical Center arrested and accused of strangling a nurse with an electrical cord. Reports of a nine fold increase in ambulance diversion due to hospital ERs being cramped of ‘non-emergency’ flu patients. ArroHealth eliminating 42 jobs in April.
North Carolina: Texas based Conifer Health Solutions halting debt collection services for Frye Regional Medical Center, 81 jobs gone. Unconfirmed reports say Conifer Health Solutions might be sold-off by its parent company.
Ohio: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Premier Health owned Good Samaritan Hospital, on Philadelphia Drive in Dayton, from shutting down. 1-thousand-6-hundred jobs affected by the end of 2018, due to a plan by Premier Health to ‘repurpose’ the hospital property! A 76 years old nursing home patient froze to death outside the Hilty Memorial Home! An investigation revealed that staff failed to conduct routine bed checks, which would have alerted them to the fact the woman had gone missing. And in a failure of hi-tech, it was also discovered that the electronic monitors worn by patients were not working. Affinity Medical Center shutting down sometime in late February-early March, a restraining order temporarily halted shutdown ops, at least 692 jobs lost! Doctor’s Hospital Physician Services revealed that the shutdown of Affinity Medical Center will force them to layoff 116 of their employees!
Oklahoma: The state Department of Health warning of 198 layoffs and halts to funding for healthcare/abuse treatment grants due to lack of taxpayer funding! After more than 60 years taxpayer addicted Pawhuska Nursing Home shutting down due to lack of taxpayer reimbursements. The Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers revealed that Oklahoma’s nursing homes lost more than $93-million USD in taxpayer reimbursements since 2010.
Oregon: Diagnostic Imaging of Salem suddenly shutdown, at least 34 jobs gone due to declining ObamaCare-ACA insurance reimbursements.
Pennsylvania: Camp Hill based Rite Aid pays $4-million USD to settle accusations by the federal government of ‘improper’ sale of pseudoephedrine, which can be used to make illegal meth (methamphetamine). A new state rule makes it mandatory for hospitals to notify patients if they are eligible for ‘charity care’, apparently hospital weren’t voluntarily letting patients know that.
Puerto Rico: Israel based drugs pusher Teva Pharmaceuticals shutting down its drugs factory in Manati, killing 2-hundred jobs! It’s part of a plan to kill 14-thousand jobs worldwide, due to $35-billion USD of debt!
South Dakota: Sioux Falls based Sanford Health will focus on providing healthcare outside the United States by spending big bucks expanding to New Zealand, Ireland, Vietnam, Costa Rica and South Africa, and expand existing operations in China and Ghana.
Tennessee: Tennova Healthcare canceled plans to build a new $303-million USD hospital and instead will try to renovate existing hospitals.
Texas: Texas Children’s Hospital reports a 66% crash in income, mainly due to a 20% increase in expenses, from the end of 2016 to the end of 2017! Select Specialty Hospital shutting down in February, 96 jobs gone. Pennsylvania based Universal Health Services canceled plans to lease the bankrupt North Texas Medical Center.
Washington: Bankrupt Trios Health laying off an additional 20 people.
Washington DC: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) both warning about drugs meant to treat opioid addiction. The warning is that many treatments might be nothing more than ‘snake oil’, 11 suspect companies have been identified. Since 2016, drug addicted ‘Mericans spent an estimated $800-million USD on internet purchases of illegal fentanyl pills made in China, according to the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The Committee also accused FedEx and UPS of profiting from shipping the illegal drug. The federal government fining India based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories $5-million USD for dangerous prescription drugs packaging.
West Virginia: Charleston Area Medical Center ended 2017 with a $70-million USD loss, even after killing 290 jobs! Hospital administrators blame the local economy, and Medicare and Medicaid.
Wisconsin: Patient dumping hits Aurora Sinai Medical Center, an undisclosed number of employees suspended after they were caught ‘dumping’ a mentally ill man in the freezing cold, apparently because the patient was homeless!
ObamaCare (ACA) death spiral December 2017: “THE REALITY OF OUR INDUSTRY’S ECONOMICS: FLAT OR DECLINING GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT RATES COUPLED WITH RISING COSTS.”