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Senator Baldwin Calls on HSHS to Consider Delaying Closure, Be More Transparent, and Prioritize Patients and Employees

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Date: Feb. 12, 2024
Location: Wisconsin
Issues: Health and Health Care

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"Rural hospitals provide essential health care services and contribute to the economic well-being of their communities. As a mission-driven health care system, I urge you to abide by your stated values as you wind down operations at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's Hospitals. It is imperative that HSHS maintain transparency and communicate clear transition plans to patients, employees, and health care partners remaining in the region, as well as state and local government.

HSHS should consider delaying closures to ensure health care services continue to be available in the Chippewa Valley. I expect that HSHS consider, in good faith, offers to purchase your facilities and equipment to support the continuation of health care services in the region for the patient populations served by Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's Hospitals."

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