Becker's Healthcare August 8, 2024
Here are 10 hospitals, physician practices and health facilities that have announced plans to close, according to Becker’s reported between July 30 and Aug. 8:
— On Sept. 29, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta plans to close its Atlanta-based Egleston Hospital and transition patients and services to its new Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Roughly 340 patients are expected to be transported to the new Atlanta-based hospital using 56 ambulances and Children’s Healthcare’s ground and air transport.
— MercyOne announced its plans to close a hospital in Primghar, Iowa, by Sept. 30. The hospital, MercyOne Primghar Medical Center, will close as MercyOne works to reorganize care in the area amid economic challenges.
Additionally, MercyOne, owned by Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, will consolidate...