State shuts struggling Western Pa. hospital rescued by Tenor Health, but officials say its NEPA hospitals aren’t affected

The closure of a Tenor Health Foundation-owned hospital in Western Pennsylvania does not indicate a threat to the stability of the organization’s three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, officials say.

The state’s Department of Health ordered the suspension of all services at Sharon Regional Medical Center in Mercer County as of today after the Department revoked its license due to alleged financial mismanagement resulting in delayed employee payments and mounting utility debt.

State and Tenor officials both said what happened at Sharon has no bearing on Tenor’s three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, which operate locally under the umbrella of Commonwealth Health…

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