Providence, a not-for-profit health system based in Washington, on Tuesday reported a first-half net loss of $1.84 billion, as the industry’s higher expenses and staff shortages plague another heath system.
The loss excludes the $3.41 billion impact of Providence’s disaffiliation from Hoag, a California-based healthcare network, earlier this year. Hoag filed a lawsuit in 2020, seeking to end its nearly decade-long partnership with…