The hospital cited decreasing reimbursement, physician recruitment difficulties and marketplace pressures as reasons for shuttering the unit. Meanwhile, the hospital said it will focus its efforts on its outpatient behavioral health offerings.
The unit will officially close May 1, with patients still being able to be admitted through the end of March or at the discretion of the behavioral health providers, the report said.
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