The hospital said it plans to shutter the unit due to financial pressures exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mercy Hospital Iowa told the Gazetteit plans to expand outpatient behavioral health services because “there is greater community need.”
The last patient will be accepted into the behavioral health unit on Nov. 1, according to the report.
More articles on patient flow:
Washington hospital resumes surgeries after 13-day pause
Kaiser to scale back services at Hawaii medical office, citing financial challenges
‘You can’t infinitely expand’: COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high in Wisconsin
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