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Pennsylvania Hospital Misses Payroll Twice Amid Funding Struggles
Sharon Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania missed payroll on Oct. 9 and again on Oct. 23, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. CEO Peter Bastone said the hospital is working to secure funding and anticipates resolving the delay this week, acknowledging the impact on employees. The hospital closed in early 2025 under former owner Steward Health Care, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and reopened in May 2025 under Tenor Health Foundation as Sharon Regional Health System. Tenor's leadership has cited weak Medicaid reimbursement for acute care, alongside market oversupply and prior acquisition overpayments, as structural drivers of financial distress among Pennsylvania hospitals.
Why it mattersThe payroll crisis signals deepening financial instability at a hospital whose leadership publicly links its survival to inadequate Medicaid acute-care reimbursement rates, underscoring provider-side pressure that could affect care access for Medicaid beneficiaries in the region.