Protect Our Care’s Hospital Crisis Watch Has Tracked Over 1,000 Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Maternity Wards, and Other Critical Providers Nationwide That Have Closed, Are at Risk of Closure or Cuts, or Are Cutting Essential Services
Yesterday, Sturgis Hospital in Michigan announced it would be closing its doors at the end of the week due to “ongoing financial challenges facing rural healthcare providers.” Two clinics in Iowa will also be closing their doors at the beginning of July.
Donald Trump and Republicans ransacked over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Now, over 1,000 hospitals, nursing homes, maternity wards, and other critical providers nationwide have shuttered, are at risk of closing, or have cut essential services families rely on. Later today, Protect Our Care will be joined by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), health care leaders, and advocates to sound the alarm as the devastating consequences of Republican health care cuts continue to mount. During the call, Protect Our Care will release a new report and an interactive website where you can search the data state-by-state. RSVP here.
Iowa
KCAU: Family Clinics to Close in Moville and Anthon
Sioux City Journal: Moville Faces Loss of Family Medicine Practice in New Clinic
Michigan
WMMT: Sturgis Hospital to Close After Years of Financial Struggles
WNDU: Sturgis Hospital to Close Friday After Years of Financial Struggles
WOOD: Sturgis Hospital to Close After Years of Financial Struggles
WSBT: Sturgis Hospital to Close June 19, Shutting Down All Departments, Services
WTVB: Sturgis Hospital to Close at the End of the Week
Sturgis Journal: Sturgis Hospital to Close After Years of Struggles
Sturgis Sentinel: Sturgis Hospital Announces Closure
Becker’s Hospital Review: After 101 Years, Michigan Hospital to Close