Baxter Regional Medical Center officials announced Thursday they will close two area clinics. David Fox, BRMC Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, says the Clinic at Walmart and Baxter Regional Rheumatology Clinic, both in Mountain Home, will close at the end of August.Fox says, “Closing a clinic might be one of the most difficult decisions a health system must ever have to make.”
He says, “The area’s sufficient coverage of urgent care options and a closer alignment of strategic objectives led to the decision.”
Patients are encouraged to continue to take advantage of the services offered at The Clinic at Walmart until it closes August 31st.
Dr. Safwan Sakr of Baxter Regional Rheumatology Clinic has notified BRMC he has taken a position with another organization in central Arkansas.
Fox says, “Dr. Sakr’s departure coupled with challenges in recruitment for a rheumatologist over the past few years led to the decision to close this clinic.”
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