Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Hospital is scrapping its maternity and outpatient services as part of a transformation plan, Buffalo Business First reports.
What you should know:
1. The hospital is betting heavily on emergency services as it pivots from maternity and outpatient care. Eastern Niagara's maternity service and outpatient utilization rates fell in recent years.
2. Thirty-three employees could lose their jobs as a result. Administrators believe the plan will save $2.1 million.
3. The hospital is also seeking state grants for debt relief and IT upgrades.
4. Eastern Niagara Hospital had 16,332 ER visits in 2017, according to state documents.