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Some of America’s wealthiest hospital systems ended up even richer, thanks to federal bailouts
The bailouts were initiated last spring to help health-care providers ride out a once-in-a-century public health calamity.
By Jordan Rau and Christine SpolarSpecial To The Washington Post
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Last May, Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit hospital system in Texas, laid off 1,200 employees and furloughed others as it braced for the then-novel coronavirus to spread. The cancellation of lucrative elective procedures as the hospital pivoted to treat a new and less profitable infectious disease presaged financial distress, if not ruin. The federal government rushed $454 million in relief funds to help shore up its operations.
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Marian Regional Medical Center Longtime Leader to Leave; New Division CEO Named
Julie Sprengel will oversee CommonSpirit Health s newly expanded Southern California Division with the departure of longtime executive Chuck Cova
Julie Sprengel has been appointed president of the newly expanded Southern California Division for CommonSpirit Health, the parent company for Dignity Health, as Chuck Cova’s tenure comes to an end. (Courtesy photos) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
January 7, 2021
| 8:33 p.m.
A longtime leader at Marian Regional Medical Center will leave, and a new president has been named to oversee an expanded Southern California Division that includes the Central Coast.