HCMC's Financial Crisis: Twin Cities' Trauma Network at Risk

0:00It's April 7th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Global News, driven by AI and built for a global audience. Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis is staring down closure from massive money woes. This spots Minnesota's top level 1 trauma center for adults and kids, a true safety net taking all patients, no matter their cash or coverage. Last year they handled nearly 115,000 visits, including over 94,000 in the ER, and trained half the state's stocks. Financial hits keep piling up, with up to $50 million in losses projected for next year and a whopping 1.7 billion over the next decade. They can't even cover the $33 million biweekly payroll without county cash infusions. Blaine goes to the shutdown of insurer you care, owing them 115 million, plus costs for mostly uninsured or public insurance patients. Doctors and leaders are sounding the alarm loud at the Capitol, saying HCMC's the last

1:00line of care for the whole state. Union reps like Nurse Jeremy Olsen-Alert warned without it, ER waits explode, and other hospitals get slammed with no backup. They've already slashed beds by 100 to 390 and stopped most non-emergency transfers from outside the county, stressing rural. Spots 2 Now a bill's dropping Tuesday from a DFL rep with Republican backup, after chats with top leaders for bipartisan muscle. Lawmakers got to act by May 18th Sessions end, or HCMC starts shutting down in June, leaving the Twin Cities trauma network crippled, and patience in real peril.