Brett Emmett, COO of Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood, said that cases would be suspended as the health system evaluates the center’s future. All cases scheduled after March 5 will be moved to the hospital’s main campus.
“By transitioning surgical cases to HMC Brownwood, this will allow Hendrick Health to reallocate resources to maintain a strong healthcare community,” Mr. Emmett said in a news release.
Hendrick Health plans to move the surgery center’s staff into other positions with the health system, according to the news report.
The surgery center opened in 2017 as a joint venture of Abilene and Brownwood physicians. The center performed ENT, gastroenterology, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology, pain management and plastic surgery procedures.
Note: Becker’s reached out to a representative of Hendrick Health for more details on the center’s closure. We will update this story when we hear back.
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