Here are eight hospitals that have closed or announced plans to close so far in 2023:
- Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is taking initial steps to close its Eugene (Ore.) University District hospital as the system shifts operations to its RiverBend campus. PeaceHealth described the Eugene location as “underutilized.”
- South City Hospital, a 178-bed facility in St. Louis, plans to close because of financial challenges. The 154-year-old hospital has been under receivership for the past few months. It began winding down the facility Aug. 4.
- Martin General Hospital, a 49-bed facility in Williamston, N.C., suspended operations Aug. 3 and plans to file for bankruptcy. The hospital, which lost $13 million in 2022, cited financial challenges related to declining population and utilization trends as reasons for the decision.
- Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health will close its Lakeview, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in October after a steady decline in admissions. In June, Corewell opened a $12 million care center a few minutes away from Spectrum Health Kelsey.
- Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, N.Y., closed June 17 after years of financial turbulence. In November 2019, the hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and signed a management agreement with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health. The system had been planning to close Eastern Niagara Hospital once its replacement hospital opens.
- McLaren St. Luke’s in Maumee, Ohio, closed May 8 and ceased all outpatient services. Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is acquiring the hospital campus, which includes 12 buildings, from Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care. Mercy is working with WellCare Physicians Group practices through the transition to maintain the continuity of patient care.
- San Antonio-based Texas Vista Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, closed May 1. The 325-bed hospital provided healthcare to predominantly lower income residents in San Antonio and South Texas for almost 40 years and had been struggling financially. The closure resulted in 827 layoffs.
- St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) closed Jan. 28 after the system’s CEO and chair of the board detailed plans to temporarily shutter the hospital and reopen it once a rural emergency hospital designation is finalized. However, the hospital will need to reopen before it can qualify for the designation.
