TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Two of Stormont Vail's regional clinics will be closing in the coming weeks.
The first, Cotton O'Neil Lyndon, closes at the end of the year, while the Cotton O'Neil Alma will shut down on January 31st.
"Stormont Vail Health and Cotton O'Neil have been proud members of these communities for many years," Vice-President and Clinical Operations Officer Deb Yocum said. "And while we may not have a physical presence in those towns, the care of our patients there remains our priority."
Clinic staff will work with patients in both locations to transfer their care to other clinic locations. Lyndon patients will be sent to clinics in Osage, Carbondale, and Lebo; while patients at the Alma facility will be transferred to ones in Wamego, Rossville, and Manhattan.
Stormont Vail Health President and CEO Randy Peterson said "this decision was not made lightly. However, the current 4% Medicaid cuts... along with the impact of the state's failure to expand Medicaid makes it difficult to continue to fund these facilities."
Sotmont Vail Health says it hopes to move everyone who works at the two clinics to new positions within the company.
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