Protect Patients by Enacting the Hospital Stability and Health Services Act

I am your constituent and I want you to know that hospital closures can be dangerous and deadly. There is a bill that was just introduced in the Senate called The Hospital Stability and Health Services (HSHS) Act - S. 4777. The legislation requires hospitals to notify HHS at least 90 days prior to the discontinuation of services or a full hospital closure. During the notification period, hospitals are prohibited from discontinuing essential services unless continuing to provide the service would be dangerous to patients or employees. If HHS determines that the closure would negatively affect access to care, the hospital must submit a plan to HHS that outlines how they will maintain essential services for the community through partnerships with surrounding facilities, including patient transportation plans, and support the transition of health care employees to other positions. The bill is still being loaded into congres.gov but Senator Baldwin has posted the text here for you to read, https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/download/hshs-act-bill-text. I know you care about all your constituents and want to help them This bill will help. Please cosponsor and enact the S. 4777, the Hospital Stability and Health Services Act. Thank you.