Windber, Pa.-based Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center discontinued 24-hour anesthesia services Jan. 1, limiting its ability to perform emergency surgeries.
COO Richard Sukenik said the decision followed a yearlong evaluation of the hospital’s surgical services and was driven by a resource issue. No employees were laid off as a result, and local stakeholders, including the state health department, ambulance services, nursing staff and nearby hospitals, were notified, according to a Jan.15 WJAC report.
Mr. Sukenik also said the hospital’s palliative care program is being rebranded and expanded into hospice care.
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