Global InformationHahnemann University Hospital information
| Hahnemann University Hospital | |||||||||||
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| American Academic Health System | |||||||||||
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| Location | 230 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′25″N 75°09′47″W / 39.957°N 75.163°W | ||||||||||
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| Funding | For-profit hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | Drexel University College of Medicine | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: 1PS7[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in U.S. | ||||||||||
Hahnemann University Hospital was a tertiary care center in Center City Philadelphia. It was the teaching hospital of Drexel University College of Medicine.[2] Established in 1885, it was for most of its history the main teaching hospital associated with its namesake medical school, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, founded in 1848 and named for Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy.[3] Hahnemann University Hospital was fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Hahnemann University Hospital, located at the southwest corner of Broad and Vine streets, was also affiliated with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in North Philadelphia.
The hospital was owned by American Academic Health System, an affiliate of Paladin Healthcare. The sale of Dallas-based for-profit Tenet Healthcare's remaining Philadelphia assets was completed on January 12, 2018.[4]
Under American Academic Health System, Hahnemann's financial condition worsened, with the hospital losing roughly $3 million a month.[5] Joel Freedman, CEO of American Academic Health System, publicly stated that Hahnemann was on the brink of closure unless it found financial support from Pennsylvania or Drexel University College of Medicine.[6] As a way to stem ongoing losses, American Academic Health System laid off hundreds of employees throughout 2018 and 2019, closed outpatient offices and eliminated clinical services.[7] In addition to the hospital's financial turmoil, there was constant turnover in hospital leadership with the hospital going through five CEOs in the course of a year.[8]
On June 26, 2019, American Academic Health announced that because of unsustainable financial losses, Hahnemann Hospital would close in September 2019. The union representing 800 registered nurses who worked at Hahnemann appealed to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia City Council, the Pennsylvania Legislature and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to keep the hospital open, but to no avail.[needs update][9] On June 27, 2019, Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a cease and desist and ordered Hahnemann to not take any action toward the hospital's closure until regulators approved a closure plan.[10] On June 29, 2019, Hahnemann withdrew its Level 1 trauma designation.[11] The closure of the hospital resulted in the ACGME displacing 574 physicians who were in training as residents and fellows, the largest such displacement in U.S. history.
In March 2020, public health authorities attempted to reopen the hospital to provide additional beds during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
- ^ "AirNav: 1PS7 - Hahnemann Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Hahnemann University Hospital - About-Us". hahnemannhospital.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Hospital Profile Hahnemann University Hospital". Tenet Healthcare. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "American Academic Health System Completes Acquisition of Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children". Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ Brubaker, Harold (8 April 2019). "This California banker bet on turning around Philly's Hahnemann Hospital. He's running out of time". philly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Exclusive: CEO outlines plan to save Hahnemann University Hospital". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Brubaker, Harold (3 April 2019). "Hahnemann University Hospital announces 175 layoffs. CEO describes shaky financial condition". philly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Brubaker, Harold (8 March 2019). "New CEO fired at Hahnemann and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, two months into the job". philly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Hahnemann University Hospital to close in September". 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania orders Hahnemann University Hospital to 'cease and desist' closure until there's a plan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Hahnemann University Hospital Not Accepting Trauma Patients, Officials Say". 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ Maria Cramer (27 March 2020). "Philadelphia Hospital to Stay Closed After Owner Requests Nearly $1 Million a Month". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2021.