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Beaufort Memorial updates leaders on capacity, workforce and Bluffton hospital plans; asks for continued subsidy support
Summary
Beaufort Memorial Hospital told the finance committee that rising patient volumes, workforce shortages and uncertain state and federal funding make local support for indigent and behavioral‑health services and planned capital projects more important.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital CEO Russell Baxley briefed the committee on hospital operations, finances and planned expansions. Baxley said the hospital saw growth across admissions, outpatient registrations and emergency department visits and that patient volumes and workforce pressures were rising. He told the committee that, despite a reported operating “profit” last year, patient revenue still trailed operating expense and that non‑operating revenue (gifts, investment income and grants) made the difference.
Baxley described…
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