"The writing is on the wall."
"It has never been this bad."
"It is only a matter of time."
The mood in the hospital is somber and the feeling among the long time employees is that the end is in sight. The census has been spiraling downward for months now and people are losing shifts each and every week.
The facility has been in the area for over 100 years and maintains a long history in Pittsburgh, but the health care landscape has changed over the last decade and to maintain profitable the health care system has made the difficult decisions.
Mergers and cutting of services along with reorganization has taken the teeth from the hospital and now all the acute care services are being moved to the flagship hospital. What will happen to this hospital? The leadership state that there is a plan. OB services have been moved here, but that is all and final decisions have not been made.
The long term employees feel it is only a matter of time until the facility closes its doors for good. The signs do not look good as some of the hospital leadership are leaving like rats jumping from a sinking ship. The nursing VP was the latest to scurry away. So now everyone is starting to get a little antsy.
Units within the hospital are closing and not reopening. A hiring freeze is in effect and remodeling plans have been stopped. Forget about new equipment and the word down staffing is used daily. The place smells like death and for once it is not coming from the patients..
They say a star burns brightest just before it explodes, but a failing hospital just limps and staggers until somewhere a group of suits decide to shoot it. Sending the employees out without a second thought.
Welcome to the new world of health care.
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