“Prime did come in and buy our hospital – that much is true. But everything else isn’t. They have closed three units in their tenure at Suburban with no promise or intention of reopening any. That’s not saving jobs, and that’s not saving lives.”
ER nurse Terena Stinson, RN,
32-year veteran of the hospital and co-president
of Suburban General Nurses’ Association
PRIME TURNED ITS BACK
In the middle of a nationwide mental health crisis, Prime Healthcare turned its back on its patient population in Montgomery County in late September 2023 by abruptly shuttering Behavioral Health services at Suburban Community Hospital. Surgical services for Suburban’s medically needy patient population were also significantly curtailed; Prime closed one operating room out of three.
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These decisions were made by an out-of-state actor in a post-pandemic period marked by worsening mental health and escalating substance abuse among young people and adults in the United States and worldwide.