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Administrator says Echlin Medical Center emergency room likely to close after loss of critical-access status
Summary
Hospital administrator Lauren Still told the Willows City Council the local emergency room faces imminent closure after the facility lost its critical-access designation; staff said outpatient clinics may continue but ancillary services look unlikely to remain.
Lauren Still, administrator of Echlin Medical Center, told the Willows City Council during public comment on Aug. 26 that the hospital’s emergency department is likely to close after the facility lost its critical-access designation. She said the emergency room has been “about six weeks out” from being safely staffed and that state review could force closure once diversion reaches 48 hours.
The administrator said outpatient primary care and some specialty clinics could remain at the hospital’s 1133 West Sycamore site, but ancillary services such as lab, radiology and physical therapy “are not looking…
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