This month, The Hertel Report covers the latest local news on Medicaid work requirements, the closing of St. Luke's Medical Center, navigator challenges during open enrollment, details on Mayo's Clinic's five-year expansion plan and Arizona MA and ACA individual market mixes for 2020. National coverage include's the GOP health plan,...
The Steward Health Care owned hospital on 18th Street and Van Buren has had trouble filling beds with an occupancy rate trending below 40 percent, and emergency department visits dropping by 16 percent since 2017.
St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center - on the hospital's campus - will remain open and its psychiatric services...
Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) becomes sole operator of the newly merged company and will oversee 36 individual hospitals across 10 states along with managed care operations in Arizona, Utah, and Massachusetts.
Dr. Ralph de la Torre, chairman and CEO of Steward said,
This merger enables Steward to expand our successful,...