芝加哥洛雷托医院由于医疗援助金支付率低,联邦资金削减,对低收入病人进行威胁性护理,面临削减关键服务的风险。
Loretto Hospital in Chicago risks cutting vital services due to low Medicaid payments and federal funding cuts, threatening care for low-income patients.
芝加哥西城洛雷托医院(Loretto Hospital Hospital in Chicago ' s West Side)为大部分低收入患者提供服务,医疗援助金占76%。 由于联邦资金减少和伊利诺伊州医疗援助金偿还率低,医院可能面临服务削减。
Loretto Hospital in Chicago’s West Side, serving mostly low-income patients with 76% on Medicaid, faces potential service cuts due to federal funding reductions and Illinois’ low Medicaid reimbursement rates.
医院领导人警告说,如果没有州和联邦的支持,诸如心理健康、吸毒成瘾护理和为移民提供的服务等基本方案可能被取消。
Hospital leaders warn that without state and federal support, essential programs like mental health, addiction care, and services for migrants may be eliminated.
尽管通过新的妇女福利中心努力吸引私人保险病人,但该医院的运作利润微乎其微,没有经济安全网。
Despite efforts to attract private insurance patients through a new Women’s Wellness Center, the hospital operates with minimal margins and has no financial safety net.
官员们强调,能否继续获得护理取决于能否有公平、长期的资金来防止关闭,保护社区的健康和当地经济。
Officials stress that continued access to care depends on fair, long-term funding to prevent closures and protect the community’s health and local economy.