EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WRN) – More concerns are being raised about the announced closings of health care facilities in western Wisconsin.
The Eau Claire City attorney says the announced closure of Sacred Heart Hospital is shocking and difficult, and the way in which HSHS is doing it is “in part, potentially illegal.”
City Attorney Stephen Nick sent a letter to HSHS and Prevea, which announced last month that hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls and Prevea Clinics in western Wisconsin will close this spring. HSHS plans to close on April 21, but Nick said he has heard employees are being told their last day is March 22 and some have been terminated already.