US EditionHCMC Workers Are Urging Lawmakers for Financial Assistance to Keep Hospital Open
Workers say HCMC could start closure plans in June as lawmakers weigh aid and a sales tax shift to cover mounting losses.
- Hennepin Healthcare workers warned Wednesday that the Hennepin County Medical Center , a Level 1 trauma center, may begin closure plans as early as June without legislative aid this session.
- Federal Medicaid changes and rising uncompensated care costs drove the crisis; Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley warned the hospital faces up to $1.7 billion in losses over 10 years, with uncompensated care surging 40% to $90 million in 2024.
- Serving over 100,000 patients annually, HCMC acts as a safety net for vulnerable populations; nurse Jeremy Olson-Ehlert stated, "There is no backup plan, there is no extra capacity, and there is no other place for these patients to go."
- Shane Hallow, president of the Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs, urged "immediate action" Wednesday to redirect sales tax revenue from Target Field construction bonds toward HCMC finances.
- Lawmakers return from break April 7, yet Olson-Ehlert described the situation as a "moral failure," warning that without intervention, gaps in care for uninsured and underinsured patients will only widen.
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Duluth News Tribune
Health care workers warn clock is ticking for legislative action to save ‘Minnesota’s safety net’
ST. PAUL — Health care workers warned lawmakers on Wednesday that time is running out for state lawmakers to save Hennepin Healthcare’s HCMC hospital in Minneapolis — and that the impacts could be felt statewide. Workers with Hennepin Healthcare and the Minnesota Nurses Association said in a news conference Wednesday, April 1, that without action from the Legislature this session, there is talk of HCMC — one of the busiest safety-net hospitals a…
Healthcare workers issue dire warning to legislators time is running out to save Hennepin County Medical Center
Today healthcare workers gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol to issue a dire warning to legislators on break that time is running out to save Hennepin County Medical Center—a critical safety-net hospital and the state’s busiest Level 1 trauma center.Nurses, residents, paramedics, interpreters, and frontline staff including members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)…
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