Nix Medical Center, a 208-bed hospital in San
Antonio has closed, and its medical equipment will be sold at auction.
Nix Medical Center is part of Nix Health,
which is owned by Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings. In September,
Prospect Medical Holdings said it planned to close the hospital because
community demand for acute care at Nix Medical Center has declined over
the past year.
Nix Medical Center closed this month, and its
medical equipment will be sold at an online auction Dec. 11. Centurian Service
Group will conduct the
auction.
Nix Health also closed its home health
division and other facilities,
including its specialty health and behavioral center. The combined closures are
expected to result in 972 layoffs, according to a Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act notice filed Nov. 6, which states workers will be
laid off Jan. 4.
Nix is part of the South Texas Crisis Collaborative, a group
of facilities that offer mental health services. Other hospitals in the group
are preparing to absorb an influx of patients due to the Nix closures,
according to TV station KSAT.
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