A Florida-based company called Braden Health is snapping up closed and distressed hospitals in West Tennessee that few others seem to want.
Rural hospitals continue to struggle to keep their doors open in Tennessee
Senior Health Care Reporter Blake Farmer joined This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona to explain why the closures of rural hospitals still matter, despite them happening for years, and to share what’s next for rural counties without hospitals.
In Tennessee, COVID Deaths Continue To Rise And Hospitalizations Are Creeping Back Up Too
New coronavirus cases in Tennessee have pretty well stabilized statewide in recent weeks. But the death toll hasn’t let up. And now hospitalizations are rising sharply again.
Investigation: Cookeville’s Only Hospital Sues Thousands Who May Be Insured But Still Can’t Pay
A WPLN News investigation finds the city-owned hospital has sued more than 11,000 patients over two decades and has no intention of changing its ways.
Delays Reopening Celina Dash Hopes Of Reviving Other Tennessee Hospitals
The new owner of a shuttered hospital on the Cumberland Plateau is discovering why closure often becomes permanent. Cumberland River Hospital in Celina was purchased in August with a pledge to reopen within weeks.
Lincoln County’s Hospital Gets A New CEO Amid Competing Visions For The Future
Listen Lincoln County’s only hospital has a new CEO who starts this week. Russ Spray has managed other hospitals in southern Middle Tennessee, but now he’s tasked with turning around a facility on the Alabama border that has been bleeding millions of dollars a year.
Crossville Clinician Snaps Up Shuttered Celina Hospital, May Buy Others In Rural Tennessee
Listen A physician assistant from Crossville has purchased the shuttered Cumberland River Hospital in Celina and has expressed interest in buying other struggling facilities on the Cumberland Plateau. The community is relieved, even though the hospital is far from reopening.
Jamestown Hospital Cuts Staff But Vows To Stay Open Amid Loss Of Federal Payments
Listen The hospital in Jamestown, Tenn., is cutting its staff but vowing not to close. The facility is in trouble because as of Wednesday, it’s been cut off from Medicare or Medicaid, and local officials fear the facility can’t make it.
Tennessee’s Struggling Rural Hospitals Seek Outside Help To Restructure
Listen Many rural hospitals across Tennessee are about to get some outside advice on how to restructure. The state has launched a program to help rural hospitals hire outside consultants, after approving $1 million a year as part of the Rural Hospital Transformation Act.
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