MercyOne Primghar Medical Center to close, other O’Brien County facilities consolidating

PRIMGHAR, Iowa (KCAU) — Two O’Brien County MercyOne family medicine facilities are consolidating with another while the MercyOne Primghar Medical Center will be closing, officials said.

According to a Friday release from MercyOne, the family medicines in Paullina and Sutherland will be consolidated with MercyOne’s Primghar Family Medicine combining all facilities’ services. The release said the consolidation will take place by the end of September. As part of the consolidation, the Paullina and Sutherland locations will be closing, a spokesperson told KCAU 9.

MercyOne Primghar Medical Center will also be closing at the end of September.

The release states that the change will “create a more sustainable care system for the community.” It adds that MercyOne will maintain access to care while making changes with the current “economic and workforce challenges.”

Patients of the current locations will be notified about the announcement so that they can select available options to continue their care at a MercyOne location. Those already with appointments scheduled will be contacted to find another provider convenient to them.

Meanwhile, employees will be able to transfer to other positions within the MercyOne system and will receive support from the human resources team.

MercyOne President and CEO Bob Ritz said that MercyOne is continuously evaluating how they can adapt and meet the current needs of the communities.

“Providing patient and colleague care will always be our top priority. We will work diligently to increase access to care and improve health care across Iowa,” Ritz said.

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