Washington State Commandeers Bankrupt Rural Hospital

[turbinetree]

By Josh Kovensky
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April 1, 2020 6:04 p.m.

Washington state officials took control of a recently bankrupt rural hospital to create additional capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as dwindling numbers of rural health care providers brace to face the crisis.


Though the hospital ceased operating due to its bankruptcy in early January, the takeover highlights the risk that rural America faces after a decade of hospital closures in sparsely populated regions around the country.

The state government moved in federal bankruptcy court on Monday to take over Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima, Washington, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Per the filing, “likely a military hospital unit” wanted to commandeer the facility this week in order to create “sufficient capacity to respond effectively to the exponential
increase in infections.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/washington-state-commandeers-bankrupt-rural-hospital

You think it's time to nationalize the health care system in this country....................

[Aristus]

1. Governor Inslee leading the charge!

I'm so proud he's our governor!

[turbinetree]

2. Yepper spot on....................

[2naSalit]

3. He really is doing a hard job

and seems like it's making a difference. The news doesn't cover much about his successes but I trust he's got a better grip on it than most governors. Your state really did "go first" as far as having a lot of people fall ill. I'm impressed.