Here are three hospitals, health systems and medical groups who have announced plans to shutter clinics in the last three months:
1. 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.
2. Fisherville, Va.-based Augusta Medical Group linked plans to consolidate three locations. Augusta Medical Group is consolidating three care sites: Buena Vista Primary Care, Churchville Primary Care and Weyers Cave Urgent Care. Augusta Medical Group operates under Augusta Health, a regional health system anchored by Augusta Health–Main Campus in Fisherville and several other community care sites.
3. 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.
4. Minneapolis-based Allina Health plans to close four clinics — three suburban medical clinics and one on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis — on Nov. 1. The system said there is underutilized space across the organization’s clinics, and the closures balance maintaining care access with greater efficiency of space and resources.
