Western Reserve Health Education Inc. and Warren City Hospital, two organizations working to preserve Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, today expressed optimism about Insight Health System’s plans for the hospitals.
“The transition of operating leadership from Steward Health Care to Insight absolutely increases the likelihood that the two hospitals will survive and thrive in not-for-profit models, so we are completely in support of it,” said Dr. Kimberly Howe, president of WRHE, a not-for-profit organization that provides medical residency training at Trumbull and Hillside.
“We were very interested in purchasing the hospitals and hiring a management team to operate them. But our efforts to raise the required funds were not progressing quickly enough. We are pleased that a not-for-profit operator with Insight’s track record has stepped up with plans to meet the same goals we were pursuing.”
John T. Woods, secretary for WCH, which had been coordinating the work of WRHE and local community leaders, said Insight’s plan to continue operating the hospitals “envisions the same results we were working to achieve – the preservation and upgrade of Trumbull and Hillside.”
“Even though our original plan to work with WRHE to buy the hospitals did not secure the funding we needed, we believe our efforts over the past several months established momentum that kept Trumbull and Hillside open and eventually drew the commitment of a quality operator. We want to thank all who supported our efforts. We look forward to supporting Insight Health.”
About Western Reserve Health Education Inc.
Western Reserve Health Education is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Trumbull, Hillside and Sharon Regional Medical Center. WRHE educates over 80 house staff in four residency and fellowship programs. It offers residency and fellowship experiences at Trumbull, a major teaching facility, with diverse patient populations and outstanding faculty. More information is available at wrhe-edu.org.
About Warren City Hospital
Warren City Hospital was incorporated in March as the financial struggles of Steward Health Care, the owners of Trumbull and Hillside, began to escalate. Over the past several months, the group has worked quietly with Trumbull administrators and doctors, the hospitals’ landlord, an outside hospital operating group and others to save the two hospitals. More information is available at the group’s website, warrencityhospital.org.
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