Lawmakers are taking steps to try and provide for the Chippewa Valley when two of its hospitals close later this spring.
Both the State Assembly and the State Senate held hearings yesterday on 15-million dollars that lawmakers want to send to Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls once HSHS and Prevea close their doors in April. State Senator Jesse James of Altoona says the closing will mean the loss of over 100 hospital beds, 28 ICU beds, and all of Prevea’s urgent care clinics.
The 15 million was originally earmarked for HSHS’s hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, but will now be reallocated to other healthcare providers once those hospitals close.
