Stewart-Webster Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital based in Richland, Ga., has shut down its emergency room, and the entire hospital will close this Friday, according to a WRBL report.
Roughly 80 employees will be laid off as a result. Stewart-Webster had served the area for more than 60 years, according to the report.
Stewart-Webster President Randy Stigleman told WRBL the hospital was shutting down due to high unemployment, rising charity care costs and a high mix of Medicare and Medicaid patients. However, the hospital could reopen if a new owner is able to find new sources of revenue.
Roughly 80 employees will be laid off as a result. Stewart-Webster had served the area for more than 60 years, according to the report.
Stewart-Webster President Randy Stigleman told WRBL the hospital was shutting down due to high unemployment, rising charity care costs and a high mix of Medicare and Medicaid patients. However, the hospital could reopen if a new owner is able to find new sources of revenue.
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