lester on January 17, 2013 at 1:14 AM

And you obviously chose to ignoe the possibility/liklihood that thae actions of these 4 doctors was influenced by Obamacare- based on projected reimbursements under looming federal health care reforms?

OB/GYNs who drop te OB part of their practices tend to do so based on costs – insurance payments, malpractice insurance, in addition to time required.

Doctors often relocate for thesame reasons – and replacements are not interested in moving to a place where earnings are poor in comparison to costs.

The Windber Medical Center will stop delivering babies after March 31 because its obstetricians are either leaving or refocusing their practices, and because hospital officials believe they can’t afford it based on projected reimbursements under looming federal health care reforms.

Wow Lester, they said almost exactly the same this as you did. So enough with the “lies” schtick.

Truth is, they wouldn’t be closing it down, they would instead be hiring new Obstetricians to continue if they thought it was economically viable, even with lower expected birthrates. The lower reimbursements in Obamacare put paid to that hope. And there you have it – this great and wonderful “right to healthcare” act is already contributing to less care.

/PoD

hyperventilate leftist drone. don’t let any facts cause you to stumble as you march with your leftist comrades. fox news has nothing to do with the ob special announcement published by the medical center.

you rage against imaginary things like there is something mentally wrong with you.

Faced with a change of practice direction by two Obstetricians and the planned relocation of the remaining obstetricians in 2013, the Board of Directors was compelled to complete a full assessment of the potential impact and determine the best course of action. After careful consideration, they concluded it will close the hospital’s obstetric (OB) program by the end of March of this year.
Chairman of the Board, the Honorable David C. Klementik, expressed the feelings of the board by stating, “It is with heavy hearts that we inform the community that Windber Medical Center will be discontinuing its obstetric services.” He remarked that it was a difficult decision, but coupled with the recent and potential future changes in WMC OB providers, industry trends and market analysis, the board concluded that the timeliness and cost of recruiting a new team of obstetricians may not be feasible and therefore, may not serve in the hospital’s or community’s best interest.
Barbara Cliff, President/CEO, stated that it is with sadness that we have to end such a wonderful and long standing service that has provided quality care to generations within the community. However, with the retention of long-standing and beloved physicians, Dr. Amy Anderson, Dr. Pradeep Kulkarni and Lisa Drennen, CRNP, continuing to provide gynecological services, the vision is to create a comprehensive women’s health care program to serve the community with specialized women’s services and outstanding care.
We understand this change will be difficult for some of our dedicated employees and are working closely with the Human Resources Department to provide assistance as able throughout the transition and beyond to place them in other areas where there are opportunities due to openings and / or growth within the facility.
During the transition period, WMC will work closely with its expectant mothers and is currently in preliminary discussions with local providers to accommodate future births. Extensive and personalized communications will be shared with all current patients, and a WMC liaison will be available to answer any questions or concerns.
Like most hospitals in today’s challenging healthcare environment, the Board of Directors and executive leadership at Windber Medical Center continue to carefully evaluate the current state against reimbursement and industry trends. Expansion plans for WMC’s Emergency Department still continue to move forward. The newly renovated medical office building is near completion which will house those services currently in space that will be demolished for the future ED. The OB department will be used to accommodate the needs of our growing surgical services. WMC continues to be profitable and will continue in its mission to provide excellence in personalized, quality healthcare services.

They list the actual reasons including the biggest being 2 doctors’ departure and 2 others changing focus. In the end, they hint at the possibility that there’s a potential that maybe they won’t be able to cover the costs at some point the future.

Fox goes after Obamacare. After all Conservative drones are pretty easy to mind-control. Just give them a fake reason to rage on Obama.

Savings!

Chuck Schick on January 16, 2013 at 11:49 PM

Next, people will be ripping out their own tonsils and sawing off their own feet, just to keep the evil, greedy doctors from doing it (as 0bama predicted).