Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has temporarily closed its critical heart care unit, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Oct. 29.
The lab stopped performing procedures in mid-September, according to the head of the Mercer County Pre-Hospital Care Council. On Oct. 28, the hospital told county EMS agencies it was not accepting stroke, cardiac or trauma patients, the report said.
The closest hospital with a cath lab is about 40 minutes away, according to the report.
Tenor Health Foundation bought the hospital in early 2025 from Steward Health Care, which closed it Jan. 6, 2025, during Steward’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Tenor reopened the hospital that March. Since then, the hospital has struggled with repeated pay delays for staff, HVAC problems and supply shortages, the report said.
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