Profits for Pa. hospitals plunged during first COVID-19 wave PennLive.com 1 hr ago David Wenner, pennlive.com
Nearly 40% of Pennsylvania hospitals lost money in the 2020 fiscal year, which included the state’s first wave of COVID-19 cases. Another 18% had operating margins of 4% or less below the level hospitals say they need to make repairs and upgrades and sustain a financially healthy operation.
While COVID-19 put thousands of people in the hospital, it also triggered a state-imposed moratorium on elective surgeries, which are a major source of profit for hospitals.
Moreover, hospitals said many people put off medical care and avoided going to hospitals and doctors’ offices out of fear of coming into contact with COVID-19.
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Penn State Health says no-shows hindering COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Updated Apr 07, 2021;
Posted Apr 07, 2021
Physician Assistant Catherine Roden gives the vaccine to Minerva Alcantara Alvarez at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Penn State Health Medical Group in Harrisburg on March 27, 2021.
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A Penn State Health official on Wednesday said some people aren’t showing up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, causing delays for others and risking wasted vaccine.
No-shows have become a widespread problem at COVID-19 vaccination clinics. It’s attributed at least in part to people signing up with multiple providers and taking the first available opening.
Central Pa. hospitals defend giving COVID-19 vaccine to ‘back office’ employees before outsiders at higher risk
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Dr. Stephen Henderson with Penn State Health Cocoa Outpatient Center, gives 73-year-old Lynn Davis from Cleona, a Band-Aid Wednesday after he recently gave her the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Penn State Health doctors on Wednesday acknowledged that health care workers who don’t directly care for patients are receiving COVID-19 vaccine, even as outsiders who are older or have serious medical conditions endure long waits.
They defended it, explaining that even hospital employees who aren’t directly involved in patient care have a crucial role in keeping the hospital running, and it’s therefore appropriate to vaccinate them.
Hospitals prepare for a post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
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Pennsylvania’s hospitals are at a crossroads: Coronavirus cases are leveling off yet a surge in demand for intensive care unit beds has not. And the worst, many believe, is yet to come.
“Christmas was only five days ago,” said Jeff Jahre, senior vice president for medical affairs of the St. Luke’s University Health Network. “We know we have New Years’ coming up. Despite all the warnings and everything else, we do know most of the cases we’re seeing right now aren’t due to large gatherings but what you or I’d consider to be family gatherings.”
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