‘An acute emergency’: Santiam describes financial woes in new filing
Santiam Hospital could go under by the fall if state officials don’t allow Salem Health to buy it, hospital leaders warned in a recent state filing.
Salem Health and Santiam Hospital & Clinics leaders are asking state regulators to urgently approve the acquisition by Aug. 1, bypassing the standard review process and future oversight. They argue the accelerated approval is “the only way to ensure Santiam’s survival.”
The state first began reviewing the deal in…
