US EditionWaterville's Northern Light Inland Hospital will be shut down
- Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville will close on May 27, according to hospital officials.
- The closure results from high operational costs, low reimbursement rates, and recruitment challenges, according to Northern Light Health.
- Patients with appointments after May 27 will be contacted regarding care transfer, as stated by Marie Vienneau, senior vice president.
- Northern Light Health incurred a deficit of about $52 million in its last fiscal year, which prompted this closure.
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Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville to Close
Northern Light Inland Hospital and its associated Waterville clinics are slated to be shut down and will halt patient care on May 27 before fully closing their doors on June 11, its administration said on Thursday. According to the announcement, Lakewood Continuing Care, a 105-bed facility, will remain open and will not be affected by [...] The post Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville to Close appeared first on The Maine Wire.
Northern Light to close Waterville hospital in June
This story will be updated. Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville is closing in June, the health care system announced Thursday. Patient care will stop May 27, with the full closure to take place June 11, Northern Light Health said. Closing the 48-bed hospital is the biggest change for the floundering health system, which in recent months has been navigating decreasing credit ratings, administrative changes and outsourcing of jobs. The …
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Central Maine NewsWaterville’s Northern Light Inland Hospital to close in May
The hospital had diminished its outpatient and maternal care services in recent months.
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