Hearing highlights need to address Pa. hospital closures, staffing shortages

Leaders from Penn Highlands Healthcare and Allegheny Health Network testified at Wednesday’s hearing.

Leaders at two local hospital systems testified Wednesday before a state Senate hearing about the ongoing crisis facing hospitals across Pennsylvania, including closures, critical staffing shortages and access to specialty care.

Led by Sen. Frank Farry (R-6), chair of the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee, the hearing, held at the state Capitol, brought together health...