Samaritan Hospital posts $2.3 million loss in first half of year as it pays off new building
Fewer patients were using Samaritan Hospital while it moved from the old building to the newly built one, but hospital use has begun to increase as people get used to the move, according to hospital officials.
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A demonstration of one of the new da Vinci Robotic Surgical Systems at Samaritan Hospital, which opened its new building in March, allowing hospital officials to expand its surgery department.
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MOSES LAKE — The cost of paying for a new building is having an effect on the bottom line at Samaritan Healthcare, but hospital utilization is starting to increase.
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