Charity Care Challenges Continue in Yakima Valley

A 2016 report by NoHLA and OneAmerica found that Yakima Regional and Toppenish Hospitals were not adequately providing charity care to patients in need. Now, both hospitals are being acquired by Regional Health, which is pursuing Certificate of Need (CON) approval from the state Department of Health. NoHLA and OneAmerica submitted written comments expressing concern about the hospitals’ low levels of charity care and recommending that the state condition its CON on strong, enforceable charity care requirements at both hospitals.