PA hospitals ask state for emergency fund

 

Pennsylvania hospitals anticipate a surge in COVID-19 patients and are turning to the state government to provide emergency funding as quickly as it can.

It might prevent hospitals from shutting down, said Andy Carter, president and CEO, Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).

“There is a legitimate credible threat that some hospitals without financial support from either the federal government or the state government will close,” Carter said during a media call Tuesday. HAP is a membership organization that advocates for hospitals and health systems.

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