Hospitals Closing…ER Rooms Crowded?

There are many reports out over the over crowding of the ER rooms at hospitals, yet hospital closures continue. Some are due to debt and insolvency and there are reasons for other closures, such as consolidation. It does make one wonder, where is health care going when it comes to having adequate facilities.

There are links to 2 separate articles below on 2 more closures, one in Ohio and the other in the Chicago area. One is due to consolidation and the other is due party to debt and to make room to make way to allow the parcel to build for the 2016 Olympics. The lease is up and planning is still in progress with worried employees speaking out over the potential job losses up and coming.

With all the current articles about over crowded ER rooms, it does make you wonder where do we go from here. If the ER rooms are already over crowded and hospitals continue to be closed, what’s going to be the future? Will one be able to get in to an ER room in the future? Much depends on where you live, but most of the closures are appearing to be in metropolitan areas. Many hospitals have also opted to putting their debt out to auction to try to catch up, the bidder obtains the contract to collect unpaid bills from both patients and insurers. BD

“The closing of Reese's facility at 2929 S. Ellis Ave. has been in the works for months, as the storied hospital has been deteriorating for years amid tens of millions of dollars in losses and a series of challenges that include ownership changes, competition from rival medical centers and a rising number of uninsured patients who cannot pay their bills.”

Affinity Medical Center announced Thursday that it will close the former Doctors Hospital and consolidate all hospital services at the former Massillon Community Hospital by Sept. 1.

http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/health/19592884.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-michael-reese-hospital-cjun06,0,5393887.story