State and federal regulators have halted plans to reopen two closed hospitals in Trumbull County.

The Ohio Department of Health inspected Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull and Insight Rehabilitation Hospital Hillside on Tuesday and found "several significant issues that need to be addressed before the hospital can re-open, to ensure the health and safety of patients," ODH spokesperson Ken Gordon shared in an emailed statement.

Gordon would not specify the issues and said a finalized report would not be available until next week.

Gordon said once Insight meets the requirements it will need to contact the state health department for another inspection to verify standards have been met.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also ended its agreement with the hospitals t

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