Pennsylvania long-term care hospital to close: 3 things to know

LifeCare is closing its long-term care hospital in Wilkinsburg, Pa., in September, according to Pittsburgh news station WESA.

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Three things to know:

1. The 85-bed long-term care hospital has been operating under capacity, averaging 18 patients per day a spokesperson told WESA.

2. The closure will affect more than 230 full and part-time employees.

3. LifeCare is closing the facility roughly two months after its parent company Hospital Acquisitions filed for bankruptcy, according to the report.

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