Washington (Pa.) Hospital expects to post loss - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The reductions will result in the immediat furlough of 60 to 70 peoplw at a facility wherearound 2,000o people work, the county’s biggest Weinstein said. The fiscal year ends June 30, but the anticipated loss hasn’ t been determined. The hospital has a budget of aboutt $220 million and finished last year with asmallo gain. “The hospital is maintaininbg all ofits services,” Weinstein said, “and we’l emerge from this as a strong community hospital.” Hospital admission and outpatient visits have been essentiallyy flat this year when compared to last year at despite some population growth in the hospital’s servicw area, Weinstein said.
Job uncertainty, rising insurance co-pays and the sourinv economy were blamed for lowert medical facilityutilization rates.