Becker's Healthcare January 17, 2025
Andrew Cass

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 five department closures or services that are ending or have been announced, advanced or finalized that Becker’s reported since Dec. 31:

1. UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, is ending inpatient care for pediatric patients, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s Jan. 17. The hospital said it will continue to care for pediatric patients with emergent needs in its emergency department and will work with other hospitals in the region to ensure patients requiring inpatient care can be safely transferred.

2. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City,...

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