Here are 10 closures of hospital service lines or departments in September, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Greenville, Texas-based Hunt Regional Healthcare plans to close its emergency departments in Commerce and Quinlan, both in Texas, due to financial losses.
2. Willows, Calif.-based Glenn Medical Center fast-tracked the planned closure of its emergency department due to staffing shortages. Both the 25-bed hospital and its ED were set to close Oct. 21 after CMS revoked its critical access designation, but instead closed Sept. 30.
3. Renton, Wash.-based Providence will close the pediatric intensive care unit at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., the first week of November. Hospital officials cited ongoing challenges, particularly a low patient census.
4. Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary’s Health Care System will end labor and delivery services at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Ga., and consolidate them with those at its St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, due to continued “significant challenges” like Medicaid cuts and physician recruitment. St. Mary’s Medical Group will also end care at Lavonia-based Clear Creek OB-GYN. The transitions will occur in late October.
5. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health closed its Millard Fillmore Surgery Center in Williamsville, N.Y., on Oct. 1, laying off 32 employees. A spokesperson said the decision was based on several factors, including pending federal funding reductions, particularly in Medicaid reimbursement. Physicians at the surgery center will continue to perform cases at the health system’s hospitals and other outpatient surgery centers.
6. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System plans to close six clinics across southeastern Minnesota and transition care to other locations by Dec. 10. The health system cited staffing shortages and declining patient volumes.
7. Fisherville, Va.-based Augusta Medical Group on Sept. 4 shared plans to consolidate three care locations. The medical group is part of Fisherville-based Augusta Health. The health system pointed to its ongoing response to the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act as part of the reason for the location consolidations.
8. UF Health Leesburg (Fla.) Hospital will end its labor and delivery services “later this fall” as part of broader alignment at the facility. The hospital is part of Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health.
9. Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health plans to end labor and delivery services at its Ironwood (Mich.) Hospital and Clinics on Dec. 31 as part of a new service model at the facility.
10. Phoenix-based Banner Health will end emergency services at its Loveland, Colo.-based Banner McKee Medical Center on Nov. 5 as the facility is converted to a specialty hospital.
