Regional West Medical Center to close skilled nursing unit

SCOTTSBLUFF – Regional West Health Services recently announced the upcoming closure of its Restorative Care Unit (RCU). The unit, which opened 26 years ago to provide short-term skilled nursing, is closing due to declining usage and the need for major renovations to comply with new skilled nursing regulations. The last patients will be admitted to the RCU on March 30 and the unit will officially close on April 15, 2013.

Hospital President and CEO Todd Sorensen, MD, MS, expressed regret that the decision had to be made.

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