Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health plans to close its Millard Fillmore Surgery Center in Williamsville, N.Y., on Oct. 1, laying off 32 employees.
“The decision to close the surgery center was based on a number of factors, including pending federal funding reductions, particularly in Medicaid reimbursement, a spokesperson for Kaleida Health said in a Sept. 11 statement shared with Becker’s. “It was also based on a thoughtful review of the overall financial sustainability of the facility and the availability of similar services in the community.”
Kaleida Health is working with affected staff to help them find other employment opportunities.
Physicians at the surgery center will also continue to perform cases at the health system’s hospitals and other outpatient surgery centers, the statement added.
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