Spencer, IA (KICD)– The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees gave approval on Thursday to transition it rural clinics to Federally Qualified Health Centers.
President and CEO Bill Bumgarner says the move was suggested by Avera, Spencer Hospital’s healthcare affiliation, as a way to reduce costs.
Bumgarner says the only change the public should see in this process is a rebranding of the clinics in Hartley, Milford and Sioux Rapids to Access Health.
In the end the transition is expected to save Spencer Hospital as much as 200-thousand dollars in the operations of it three rural clinics.
The process of making this change is expected to be completed by early August.