{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://budzinski.house.gov/posts/video-budzinski-meets-with-gateway-memorial-hospital-ceo-demands-reform-to-improve-operations", "VIDEO: Budzinski Meets with Gateway Memorial Hospital CEO, Demands Reform to Improve Operations", "2026-09-09", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Nikki Budzinski", "B001315", "budzinski.house.gov", "budzinski", "https://budzinski.house.gov/press", "scraper", "GRANITE CITY, IL \u2014 Yesterday, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) met with leadership at Gateway Regional Medical Center to address serious concerns surrounding patient-safety and the hospital\u2019s ongoing financial crisis. In an exclusive interview with KMOV David Amelotti, Budzinski shared what was discussed in the closed-door meeting and emphasized what must be done to ensure the community continues to have access to quality care and hospital staff have the resources they need.\n\nWatch the full interview HERE.\n\nIn August, reporting from KMOV raised serious concerns around billing and staffing issues at Gateway that were impacting patient care. Budzinski immediately sprang into action, reaching out to the state and ultimately sending a four-page letter to American Healthcare Systems CEO and Gateway Regional Medical Center CEO, Michael Sarian and Joe Ottolino, demanding clear answers on Gateway\u2019s finances, employee benefits, and staffing stability.\n\nIn response to the letter, hospital leadership agreed to meet with the Congresswoman in person. Budzinski visited the hospital to hear directly about the challenges facing the facility, and discuss a path forward to address concerns about patient care and the hospital\u2019s financial stability. Going forward, Budzinski is pushing Gateway to make serious and meaningful improvements to adequately serve patients in the community and remain in a position to provide the quality care patients deserve and continue receiving critical Medicare and Medicaid funding.", 1, "2026-09-11T09:25:29Z", "2026-09-11T09:27:08Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://budzinski.house.gov/posts/video-budzinski-meets-with-gateway-memorial-hospital-ceo-demands-reform-to-improve-operations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3325391337275505, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}