The decision to shut down the freestanding ER was made “as a result of pre-purchase research findings that it was in an over-saturated market with limited patient reach,” a spokesperson for HCA’s Gulf Coast Division told Community Impact Newspaper.
Employees were transferred to other HCA facilities in the area when the freestanding ER shut down, according to the report.
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