UH blamed a lack of healthcare workers, especially nurses, for the moves.
Richmond Heights Mayor Kim Thomas fields calls from residents who are concerned over University Hospitals' announcement that it will end inpatient services at UH Richmond in August.CLEVELAND, Ohio — The mayors of Bedford and Richmond Heights are calming residents’ fears and calculating the loss of city income in the wake of University Hospitals’ announcement that inpatient services are leaving community hospitals in those cities.
Residents living near UH Richmond, including low-income people and seniors, rely on that emergency room for medical care, Thomas said. “Our hospitals in Bedford and Richmond Heights are among the smallest and least utilized within UH. Consolidating services to nearby locations enables us to staff more efficiently during this critical time,” said Dr. Paul Hinchey, UH interim chief operating officer and president, UH Community Delivery Network.
“The last meeting we had a month ago, they were just talking about bringing in new services,” Koci said. “And the message at 7:30 in the morning and they’re closing in 30 days. You don’t make that decision the night before.”Over the past few months, Thomas kept scheduling meetings with UH, thinking that she was giving them an opportunity to break the news of the closure to the city.
When those employees leave, the cities of Bedford and Richmond Heights will have to adjust to a loss of income tax and other revenue. Nearby businesses will suffer when fewer hospital employees buy fast-food lunches or fill up their gas tanks on their way to or from work.
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