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Porter battles inflation, major staffing problems
July 21, 2022
Porter Medical Center has embarked on a major effort to reduce its expenses in light of declining reimbursement for health care services, spiraling inflation and a workforce shortage that’s forcing the county’s hospital to fill some posts with traveling nurses whose compensation can amount to four times more than a staff RN.
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