According to the facility’s website, the emergency department won’t provide services after 11:59 p.m. March 31, and some supplemental services may be suspended after Jan. 31.
Suspension of services will include:
- Six licensed coronary care beds
- Six intensive care beds
- 192 unspecified general acute care beds
- Inpatient and outpatient surgical services
- Physical therapy
- Respiratory care services
- Wound care
The hospital, which has provided medical care for about 70 years, said the suspension of patient care services will result in layoffs for about 450 full-time and part-time employees.
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