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Hospitals seek COVID relief funds to avoid closure


Emergency sign at hospital (Photo credit: WLOS staff){br}
Emergency sign at hospital (Photo credit: WLOS staff)
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Alabama hospitals are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital margins dropped 79% in Alabama since 2019, according to one research firm.

The loss comes partly from an increase in pay for healthcare workers and a decrease in patients.

For the patients hospitals are seeing, some of those patients have more serious conditions and have to stay longer, making for a more expensive stay.

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Healthcare leaders are asking Alabama lawmakers for additional COVID relief funds so hospitals can make payroll and avoid closures.

Hospitals are the largest employer in some Alabama counties.

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