Several local hospitals, including Adventist Health Ukiah Valley, were included on a list of rural hospitals across the country that could face closure or other significant impacts due to recent changes in Medicaid coverage.
In June, U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D – Mass.), released “a list of more than 300 rural hospitals across the United States at disproportionate risk of closure, conversion, or service reductions due to proposed health care cuts” in the Reconciliation Bill that passed this month.
Previously, Sen. Markey notes in a press release, he and his colleagues released detailed data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill concluding that cuts in the bill “could place over 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. at disproportionate risk of closure, conversion, or service reductions. Faced with additional cuts to their revenue, many rural hospitals may be forced to stop providing certain services, including obstetric, mental health, and emergency room care, convert to clinics or standalone emergency centers, or close altogether. Rural hospitals are often the largest employers in rural communities, and when a rural hospital closes or scales back their services, communities are not only forced to grapple with losing access to health care, but also with job loss and the resulting financial insecurity.”
The list of “338 rural hospitals at-risk of reducing service lines, converting to a different type of health care facility, or closing,” include: Adventist Health Ukiah Valley, Adventist Health Clearlake, Sutter Lakeside Hospital (in Lakeport), and Adventist Health St. Helena.
When asked to respond to community members’ concerns regarding potential impacts to the Ukiah hospital, spokeswoman Cici Winiger said “all we can say at this time is: As a healthcare system committed to serving our communities with compassionate care, Adventist Health is deeply disappointed in the outcomes of the Reconciliation Bill vote because of the catastrophic impact it will have on access to care for all.
“Provisions in the bill cut Medicaid availability for patients and will impact hospitals and our communities,” Winiger continued. “More than 70 percent of our patients who enter our hospitals rely on Medicaid and Medicare for their care. Additionally, this legislation threatens to widen disparities and undermine the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, which are the lifeline and economic engine of local communities. We will continue to advocate for patients and their well-being with elected officials at the State and Federal levels.”
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