Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton, Kentucky, was pronounced closed at 11:59 p.m. on March 31 after three decades in operation. Interim chief executive Dana Lawrence said annual patient admissions had fallen by half since 2010, to an average of less than two a day.
Date: May 01, 2015
Category: Health
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GOP budget proposal could kill essential health care programs
Included in that $100 billion cut is a line item to reduce funding for Community Health Centers by $1.3 billion. Nationwide, the programs serve 20 million people, says Dana Lawrence, communications manager for the Michigan Primary Care Association. In Michigan, there are 29 federal recognized Community Health Centers serving 600,000 patients.