Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
05/21/24 at 03:00 AM
Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
Becker's Clinical Leadership; by Molly Gamble (Twitter); 5/16/24
A bankrupt hospital that remains open is - in some ways - just as worrisome for patients as if it closed. The demise of Dallas-based Steward Healthcare is the latest example of this, and a stark reminder that watchdogs for patients only safeguard their interests up until a certain point. The situation is now a shell game for patients, who might have Steward hospitals open and available to them, but with questionable levels of staffing, safety or timely access to essential services.