Becker's Healthcare April 25, 2024
A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
Here are 10 department closures or services that are ending or have been announced, advanced or finalized that Becker’s has reported since April 1:
1. Centerville, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital South, part of Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health, will discontinue operations at its level 3 trauma center May 1 as part of an ongoing healthcare operations review.
2. MercyOne’s specialty clinic in Des Moines is ending gynecologic oncology surgical services June 1. A spokesperson told Becker’s the primary reason for the closure was the inability to recruit a specialty physician.
3. Salt...