Hospital Crisis Watch: Republican Health Care Cuts Sever “Lifelines” Families Depend on as Communities “Mourn” Loss of Local Providers
Nationwide, over 1,200 hospitals, clinics, wards, and nursing homes are facing closure or cuts after Donald Trump and Republicans gutted Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, and the list keeps growing by the week.
In rural Montana, the Seeley Lake Clinic is closing its doors for good, cutting off another small community from the life-saving care they’ve relied on for years. In New York, expectant mothers and families are mourning the loss of their local birthing center, left to figure out on their own where to turn when it’s time to deliver. In Georgia, Grady Health System is cutting nurses’ pay by 40%, citing Republicans ripping away health care tax credits that hard-working families relied on to afford coverage.
From coast to coast, families are living through the same story: care that keeps disappearing, costs that keep skyrocketing, and communities left without access to life-saving care. As Republicans double down on these cuts heading into November, it will only keep getting worse.
Recent National Coverage
STAT: Hospitals Pursue Deals to Ensure Survival as Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Loom
MS Now: Opinion: The Bill for Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Is Coming Due — For Everyone
Becker’s Hospital Review: 59 Hospitals Closing Departments or Ending Services
Georgetown University: Access to Maternity Care in Rural Areas Likely to Get Worse Due to Medicaid Cuts
Arkansas
Hot Springs Sentinel Record: Arkansas Maternity Care Deserts Hit Close to Home in Garland County, Report Finds
California
San Bernardino Sun: SAC Health Lays off 49 Workers to Close Budget Gap of $10M
KABC: Laguna Beach Residents Push to Keep Emergency Room Open as Providence Plans Hospital Changes
National Nurses United: Ventura County RNs to Protest Elimination of Emergency and Acute Care Services at Santa Paula Hospital
Spectrum News 1: Community Raises Concerns Over 2030 Santa Paula Hospital Closure
New York Post: California Healthcare Company Abruptly Slashes 700 Jobs
Georgia
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Grady Cuts Pandemic-Era Pay Bump for Nurses
Illinois
Hyde Park Herald: Illinois Hospitals to Lose Billions Through Medicaid Policy Change, Study Finds
WMAQ: Plan to Close Birthing Facilities at 3 Chicago-Area Hospitals Enrages Officials
Shaw: Underwood Among Those Voicing Concerns After Prime Healthcare Suspends Obstetrician Unit at Aurora Hospital
Capitol News Illinois: Illinois Hospitals to Lose Billions Through Medicaid Policy Change, Study Finds
Iowa
Charles City Press: Floyd County Medical Center Closes Midwife Program
KTTC: North Iowa Mom Creates Petition to Save FCMC Midwife Program
KTTC: Midwife From Closed Iowa Program Joins Regional Health Services
Kansas
Kansas City Beacon: KC Hospitals See More Patients Without Insurance — And Expect Many More
Louisiana
KLFY: Ville Platte Officials Fight to Save Mercy Regional Medical Center
Maine
Spectrum News: Legislative Committee Asks MaineHealth to Keep Damariscotta Birthing Center Open
Maryland
Maryland Matters: Local Officials Look to Fill in Gaps Left by Closure of Birthing Center in Cecil County
Massachusetts
Commonwealth Beacon: Massachusetts’s Dwindling Maternity Care
Michigan
MLive: Trinity Health to Lay Off 557 Workers in Livonia as It Outsources It Jobs
KFF Health News: Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law
Minnesota
MPR: For St. Paul’s Most Vulnerable Patients, the Distance to Healthcare Is Growing
Hoodline: St. Paul Clinic Closures Leave Homeless Patients Facing a Two-Mile Gap in Care
MPR: Minnesota Is Losing Hospital Obstetrics Units Faster Than Most States, New Data Finds
MinneapoliMedia: Minnesota Has Lost 29 Hospital Obstetrics Units Since 2010 as Access to Maternity Care Shrinks
Montana
Becker’s ASC Review: Rural Montana Clinic to Close
KPAX: Partnership Health Care’s Seeley Lake Clinic to Close by October’s End
KECI: Partnership Health Center Announces Seeley Lake Clinic Will Close This October
New York
Finger Lakes Times: Wayne County Mourns the Closure of Marshall Birthing Center
Times of Wayne County: Following Closure of Birthing Unit, What’s Next at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
Spectrum News 1: Resident Reacts to Care Center at Sunset Lake Rehab’s Closure
Finger Lakes 1: Newark-Wayne Birthing Center Closure Raises Regional Concerns
Finger Lakes 1: What Happens Next to the Former Birthing Unit at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital?
WKBW: Catholic Health Closing Mercy Diagnostic and Treatment Center in West Seneca in 2027
Becker’s Hospital Review: New York Health System to Close Diagnostic Center
Oregon
KOIN: Mid-Willamette Valley Health Systems Finalize Merger After Months-Long Process
Portland Oregonian: A Lifeline for Oregon Mothers Battling Addiction Is Going Away
Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘I Didn’t Get Into Healthcare to Watch It Disappear’: Tensions Boil Over Eastern Oregon Hospital Cutbacks
Texas
KVIA: Local Hospitals Feel the Impact of President Trump’s Medicaid Fund Cuts
The Paisano: Texas Hospitals Lose $27 Million Daily Due to Medicaid Cuts
Texas Tribune: AG Ken Paxton Hasn’t Challenged the Trump Administration Over Texas’ $10-Billion Medicaid Cut Even Though He Sued Biden
The Bond Buyer: Texas Hospitals’ Financial Headwinds Include Medicaid Funding Losses, Closure Risks
Vermont
WTSA: Brattleboro Hospital Weighs Federal Status as It Races to Keep Birthing Center Alive
Washington
Spokane Spokesman Review: MultiCare to Close Multiple Clinics by the End of Year