Pennsylvania Revokes Sharon Regional's License, Orders Closure
The Pennsylvania Department of Health revoked Sharon Regional Medical Center's license effective Nov. 17 and ordered the hospital closed, according to a Nov. 4 order, after electricity provider Penn Power moved to cut power over an unpaid bill of $638,526.99. The department said the hospital's failure to ensure basic utilities posed an immediate threat to patient health and safety, banned new admissions as of Nov. 4, and suspended emergency services starting Nov. 6; a closure plan is due Nov. 10. Owner Tenor Health Foundation has 30 days from the order's mailing date to appeal to the state's Health Policy Board. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's office accused Tenor of fiscal mismanagement, while Tenor's board president Radha Savitala said the company sought rural health transformation funds but received none and hopes to eventually reopen the hospital as an inpatient acute care facility.