Brattleboro Hospital in Crisis | Montpelier News

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is in deep financial trouble, staring down a $7.1 million deficit and dwindling cash reserves—down from $53 million to under $20 million—with regulators blaming mismanagement and flawed accounting. New leadership admits consultants uncovered major system failures, forcing them to tap savings just to pay staff and loans. The hospital’s financial buffer has collapsed from 200 days to just 60, raising alarms as the former president and CFO vanished without explanation last year. To survive, they’re eyeing closure of their birthing center by year’s end unless they land a government grant or Medicaid rate hike for OB care—and even then, they won’t break even until 2028 at the earliest. State regulators will decide on their spending plan by September 15. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9c4ebc96a2bc90c4