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Washington Regional marks 70th anniversary and flags statewide hospital financial pressure
Summary
Washington Regional told the committee it provided $26.4 million in uncompensated care and recorded several volume milestones this year while warning Arkansas hospitals face persistent reimbursement and workforce pressures.
Washington Regional representatives told the Washington County County Services Committee that the health system is celebrating its 70th anniversary and reported a year of high patient volume and rising uncompensated care.
The hospital’s presenter reported $26,421,452 in uncompensated care for the year and noted high throughput: about 281,000 outpatient visits, 57,600 urgent‑care visits (the first year urgent care visits exceeded ER visits), 30,672 surgeries and roughly 19,176 hospital inpatients. Washington Regional said it handled 3,068…
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