By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Although Bristol Hospital is facing a loss of $2.6 million from the state budget, the nonprofit has continued making investments in technology and recruiting new doctors over the past year. This $2.6 million loss comes after a legislative special session. Under Connecticut’s hospital tax, Bristol Hospital was initially expected to lose at least $7.5 million this fiscal year. The legislative session also ended with a $200,000 to $300,000 loss of Medicaid funds from the state, said Barwis, adding that the original cuts would have been devastating. “The rescissions would have been incredibly devastating,” said Barwis. Despite the challenges that the hospital faced at the state level, the nonprofit experienced one of the highest recruitment cycles in its history, despite some lay-offs that took place this past June. Over a dozen new doctors were recruited in a variety of specialties, including behavioral health, cardiology, orthopedic and spine health, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, rheumatology, surgical oncology, vascular surgery and urology oncology. “We go through an extensive medical staff planning process, where we look at what patients in our community need,” said Barwis, adding how there is always a need for primary care physicians. “We hire a […]
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