John Michael Wallace, Bon Secours’ public relations manager in Richmond, Va., partially attributed the closure to patient volume.
“Decisions are not made off of profits,” Mr. Wallace told Rappahannock Record. “They’re made off of patient volume. Patient volumes, critical care access and community health needs are factors in determining service offerings … and in making the changes.”
Mr. Wallace added no jobs will be lost with the closures, but “there may be internal staffing transfers.” Patients requiring emergency surgery after 3 p.m. will be transferred to other facilities, according to the report.
The changes are slated to take effect in 30 days.
Editor’s note: This article was updated May 26 at 2:34 p.m. to remove inaccurate financial data. We regret this error.
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