A hospital near Arizona’s southern border is facing a financial crisis on account of the thousands of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, and its president and CEO is now taking to the media to help draw attention to the issue since so many governmental leaders have refused to address it.
Dr. Robert Transchel, who specializes in public health, is the president and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center, the only hospital within 60 miles of the border town of Yuma, Arizona. On Sunday, Transchel appeared with Rachel Campos-Duffy on “Fox & Friends Weekend” to discuss the financial strain the hospital has been under for at least the last 12 months.
“We tracked our uncompensated care for a period of over six months,” Transchel said, “and we calculated that we’ve provided over $20 million in uncompensated care to the migrants crossing the border.”
Not only are many patients not paying for the care they receive, Transchel explained, but the hospital has had to increase staff to keep pace with the increased patient load. The Epoch Times reported that Yuma Regional treated 4,400 more patients last year than it had the year before.