Providence, R.I.-based Anchor Medical Associates will close all three of its offices by June 30.
According to an April 7 statement on the practice’s website, AMS will first close its Warwick (R.I.) Pediatric/Adult Medicine office, effective April 30. The other two office closures will follow by June 30.
“The decision to close our practices has been extremely difficult, particularly against the backdrop of a shortage of primary care physicians across the state,” the statement said.
The practice said it could not continue to operate in “this increasingly challenging healthcare environment,” citing several difficulties hiring replacements for retired physicians, including rising costs of operating and declining reimbursement rates.
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