BREMEN, Ind. -- The president of the Community Hospital of Bremen spoke with ABC57 Wednesday afternoon to clear up confusion after a group of lawmakers sent a letter to President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune detailing 338 rural hospitals nationwide that are at risk because of cuts under the Big, Beautiful Bill Act.

Twelve of the 338 hospitals are in Indiana, including Community Hospital Of Bremen Inc.

Full statement from President of Community Hospital of Bremen David Bailey:

“Community Hospital of Bremen leadership wants to reassure our community that the hospital is not at risk of closing. The data used as a basis for the media report is from the Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.

In that report, Bremen was identified as a hospital that had, at one time, three consecutive years of negative total margin. Bremen is not seeing a continued negative margin and is not at risk of closure. The hospital has not experienced financial distress since it joined Beacon Health System in 2018.

Our teams take pride in providing exceptional care for patients and are committed to serving our community today and well into the future.”

David Bailey
President, Community Hospital of Bremen