The hospital said several factors led to the decision to close the primary care clinic, including dwindling patient volumes.
“As we have expanded the capabilities of our CHI Memorial Community Health Hixson facility — laboratory, X-ray, pharmacy, and social workers — we have seen a diminished demand for the CHI Memorial Community Health Westside facility,” President Larry Schumacher wrote in a memo to physicians this week, according to the report. “We have also seen the positive effect of the Affordable Care Act, in that many individuals who previously came to Westside for care due to lack of health insurance, are now covered by insurance and able to establish with a primary care physician.”
A hospital spokeswoman told the Times Free Press the clinic’s staff will be transferred to other CHI facilities.
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