Revenues at the two local hospital have dropped considerably in the past few months as elective procedures are postponed due to the coronavirus. As a result, both have applied for and received federal aid to help meet payroll costs. William Newton Hospital is projected to lose more than $1 million in revenue between February and April due to the coronavirus, according to figures provided by hospital spokesperson Sarah Johnson. Net patient revenue for March was down 10.4 percent from February, even though there were two extra days in March. Although final numbers for April are not available yet, the hospital estimates net patient revenue for that month will be down about 32 percent compared to February.
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Most Winfield city offices will reopen to the public Monday with safeguards in place, after being closed since March due to the coronavirus. All offices, including city hall and the operations center, will reopen with their regular hours, Winfield City Manager Taggart Wall said on Thursday. The only exception is the fire/EMS department, which will remain closed at this time due to the sensitive nature of the work performed there. The first floor of city hall, where the customer service department is located will only be accessible through the front door facing Ninth Avenue. The west door facing Millington Street will be unlocked to allow access to the second floor offices, but the door allowing access to the customer service area will be locked, Wall said.
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