Topic: Hospital Budget
The Legislature's decision to hold onto Medicaid reimbursements, rather than using them to pay back the so-called "bed tax," has left the state's hospitals facing sharp cuts in income. Ten hospitals are suing over the change, but in the meantime a number are making sharp cuts in services, including layoffs and the end of such services as Rockingham Amublance and a psychiatric ward.
State files response to hospital lawsuit
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The state attorney general argues that New Hampshire’s hospitals don’t have a right to expect a certain level of Medicaid payments and should drop their …
Despite cutbacks, Nashua hospital’s growth continues
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, September 25, 2011
NASHUA – Southern New Hampshire Medical Center is on its way to offering a wide variety of services focused on the muscular and skeletal systems …
Group backs national ambulance service to serve Nashua
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 21, 2011
NASHUA – A city advisory committee has recommended hiring a national ambulance company to replace Rockingham Ambulance at the end of the month. The Ambulance …
GOP pair pushing to save Medicaid funds
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch’s predecessor as governor and his 2010 Republican opponent backed New Hampshire’s effort to keep from losing $35 million in federal …
State’s response to hospitals’ suit due soon
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, September 8, 2011
CONCORD – The parties on both sides of a federal lawsuit over state funding of hospitals hope to have their first court clash early next …
No new cuts yet for Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Friday, September 2, 2011
NASHUA – Employees waiting to hear about their job status at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center will have to wait a bit longer. Administrators at …
St. Joseph Hospital announces 65 more positions eliminated following state budget cuts
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, September 1, 2011
NASHUA – St. Joseph Hospital laid off 44 people Wednesday, reduced hours for some employees and eliminated vacant positions in its latest response to state …
Companies compete to hire Rockingham Ambulance workers in Nashua area
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Friday, August 19, 2011
MERRIMACK – When Rodney Dunn was told Rockingham Ambulance would close its doors at the end of September, he felt more than just worry about …
Catholic Medical Center in Manchester lays off 101 workers
By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Friday, August 19, 2011
MANCHESTER – Catholic Medical Center announced Thursday that it cut its work force by 101 employees at all levels of operations as a result of …
Merrimack ambulance company to host Rockingham employees Thursday
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, August 18, 2011
MERRIMACK – Rockingham Ambulance employees, who soon will be victims of cuts at St. Joseph Hospital, seem to be in high demand. CarePlus Ambulance Service, …
Hospital offers retirement to 725 employees
By ALEX HANSON Valley News | Friday, August 12, 2011
Lebanon – Dartmouth-Hitchcock is offering early retirement to 725 workers as part of an effort to bring the institution’s budget in line with state Medicaid …
Legislators: Medicaid money meant for charity care
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Sunday, August 7, 2011
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien has an easy explanation why a complicated lawsuit by 10 New Hampshire hospitals over Medicaid funding is off base: …
Local hospitals don’t regret growth, even in the face of cuts
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, August 7, 2011
NASHUA – The city’s two hospitals face tough decisions as they lay off hundreds of workers and cut services after losing millions of dollars in …
Guest Commentary
Hospitals shouldn’t be immune to state budget cuts
By GARY LAMBERT and JIM LUTHER | Sunday, August 7, 2011
Hospitals play a unique role in our lives, both emotionally and economically. Their presence runs deep with families and individuals, who hold strong ties to …
Rockingham will be missed, but ambulance service won’t be interrupted, officials say
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The announced closure of Rockingham Ambulance may be painful to emergency medical staff and patients in southern New Hampshire. However, the sting is likely to …
St. Joseph Hospital to close subsidiary companies, cut jobs
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, August 2, 2011
NASHUA – The bleeding is continuing at Gate City hospitals. Less than a week after Southern New Hampshire Medical Center announced 100 layoffs, administrators at …
Nashua hospitals weighing big cuts
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, August 2, 2011
NASHUA – Making an eight-figure cut to a budget, even a big budget, doesn’t happen overnight. Officials at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and St. …
NH hospitals take umbrage over cuts by Legislature
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Make no mistake about it: the Republican-led state Legislature is now at war with the New Hampshire Hospital Association. Anyone in the legislative leadership who …
NH GOP’s budget off to shaky start
Friday, July 29, 2011
If you visit the Web site of the New Hampshire House Republicans (http://nhhousegop.com), featured prominently under the heading “House 2011 Session Accomplishments” is a brief …
Southern NH Medical Center to lay off 6 percent of workforce
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, July 28, 2011
NASHUA – Southern New Hampshire Medical Center will have to lay off up to 6 percent of its workforce and shut a unit that has …
Hospital’s parent cuts 182 jobs
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, July 27, 2011
MANCHESTER – In what is likely to be the first of several announcements of health care layoffs, one of the hospitals suing the state over …
Hospitals sue NH on Medicaid
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, July 26, 2011
CONCORD – Nashua’s two hospitals joined eight others in New Hampshire on Monday to sue the state over a plan that uses more than $100 …
NH hospital cuts part of US trend
Friday, July 8, 2011
When our editorial board met with the chief executives of our two Nashua hospitals May 19, they didn’t pull any punches on what would happen …
Hospitals can ill afford tax change
Sunday, May 22, 2011
When the state budget is in crisis, sacrifices have to be made. You’re probably sick of hearing that, but it’s true. But in an effort …
Hospitals decry bed tax change
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Friday, May 20, 2011
Nashua’s two hospitals fear that a legislative plan to realign the so-called bed tax will contribute to their financial downfall. This drastic shift in the …
