The move comes as four other safety net hospitals have closed their doors on the South or West sides since 2018.
“We’re in financial difficulty. There’s no doubt about it even more so than we were two years ago,” said Tim Egan, president and CEO of Roseland Community Hospital. “This last round of omicron really wounded us. We’re about $6 million in debt right now to nursing agencies alone and that is crippling to us in our budget.”
“We had a shortage of nurses just like every other hospital across the United States,” Egan said. “We had to plug those holes and use nurse agencies. During the first stage of COVID, it was understandable to pay $10 or $15 more per hour for these agency nurses, but then the agencies took advantage during the omicron period, and they raised their hourly wages by almost 200% in some areas. It’s been absolutely devastating.
In response to Gov. Pritzker’s budget proposal last month, Sen. Emil Jones, whose district encompasses Roseland,Safety nets make up 19.1% of our state’s hospitals and care for our state’s most vulnerable populations. We must ensure that they are funded properly and equipped with adequate staffing and resources. I urge the governor to release the $30 million from the American Rescue Plan funding for safety net hospitals and hospital transformations.
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