HCA Houston Healthcare Cypress Fairbanks is transitioning from a full-service hospital into a freestanding emergency room, effectively immediately, Community Impact reports.
What you should know:
1. The hospital will offer select inpatient services in the interim, but HCA's Vice President of Strategic Communication Sean Burnett did not clarify which services would be temporarily offered to Community Impact.
2. HCA purchased the 181-bed hospital in August 2017.
3. The hospital posted a statement on its website, claiming the change was in response to regional demand.
4. The northwest Houston region has three other HCA Houston Healthcare facilities and six off-campus provider-based emergency departments.