Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened its doors in March 2020 with roughly $3 million to $4 million set aside to ramp up operations in its first year. Just two weeks later, though, COVID-19 hit the healthcare system hard, forcing doctors to cancel elective surgeries and hospitals to change their operations with little warning. The hospital is now facing closure and needs $7 million to maintain operations, WKRG reports.
As of March 2022, Thomasville Regional Medical Center staff said they’ve only received $1 million of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or H.H.S., through their Provider Relief Fund. Mayor Day called it a flaw in the federal government’s system and how they calculate losses, even after he said he was promised the hospital would be included in the latest phase four disbursements which would also be based on budgeted numbers. Read more.
