Ivy Creek Healthcare announced Tuesday it was closing a Butler County hospital but said its Elmore and Tallapoosa county facilities will remain open.
Ivy Creek said it was closing the Georgiana Medical Center effective March 31. The closure is part of a realignment of healthcare services driven by the current difficult financial environment faced by rural healthcare providers.
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