Becker's Healthcare November 15, 2024
On Nov. 14, St. Louis-based Ascension shared plans to close a micro-hospital in Wisconsin and consolidate higher acuity-care services to fewer hospitals in southeast Wisconsin.
Six things to know:
- Effective Jan. 13, the health system and its joint venture partner, Emerus Holdings, will close a micro-hospital in Waukesha. The decision was made after “a thorough evaluation of the utilization of services and resources” at the facility, which mainly provided emergency department care and low-acuity services. A spokesperson for Ascension’s Wisconsin market told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the facility had “consistently low volumes” since its 2021 opening. In its announcement regarding the closure, Ascension said there are five other emergency departments within 15 miles of the Waukesha...
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