A health system clinic, a retiring pediatrician and a financially strained specialty group are among four physician practices that have closed or announced closures since early October.
1. TidalHealth plans to close its primary care practice in Federalsburg, Md., on Nov. 15. The practice opened as a private practice in 1995 before becoming part of the TidalHealth network.. TidalHealth didn’t give a reason for the closure.
2. Kenneth Skelton, MD, a pediatrician in Albertville, Ala., will retire and permanently close his practice on Dec. 5 after nearly 50 years of caring for children and families.
3. Waterloo, Iowa-based Cedar Valley Medical Specialists has ended operations, according to an Oct. 31 statement from Gregory Harter, MD, and the group’s physician leadership posted on Facebook. The group said its physicians were willing to keep working without pay “throughout this crisis” to preserve access to care, and that physicians and staff have volunteered their time to help patients during the transition.
4. Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health has closed its Townsend (Mont.) Clinic and consolidated local services at Billings Clinic Broadwater. Starting Oct. 9, Billings Clinic Broadwater will become the Townsend community’s single location for local healthcare services, including primary care, emergency and post-acute care.
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