New Castle, Pa.-based Jameson Health System has announced its South Campus hospital will no longer be open 24 hours a day, and instead will offer services only during the day on weekdays.
Additionally, the South Campus will no longer provide inpatient behavioral health services at any time. According to a news release, "a number of positions" will be cut. The inpatient unit will close in mid August.
Doug Danko, president and CEO of the system, cited the age of the facility as a factor in the decision. "The age and condition of our South Campus has made it impossible to financially sustain and preserve during the extended regulatory review period awaiting an impending merger with UPMC," he said, calling 24-hour operation of the campus "simply not sustainable."
Pittsburgh-based UPMC's and Jameson Health System's boards approved a merger in February, but regulators are still reviewing the pending merger. If approved, UPMC would invest between $70 million and $80 million to Jameson, in part to help maintain aging facilities.