Becker's Healthcare November 14, 2024
The Battle Creek (Mich.) Endoscopy and Surgery Center will close Dec. 31, laying off 17, WWMT reported Nov. 13.
The decision comes after the retirement of three physicians and the clinic’s inability to fill those positions, Bridget Dove, the center’s administrator, told the publication.
“Half of my physicians work for Bronson and the other half work for Ascension,” Ms. Dove said, according to WWMT. “So, that’s where we kind of ran into the problem that I have physicians from both that are retiring, and any of the physicians that we can find are either part of one or the other and can’t be brought...