Lawrence Medical Center In Alabama To Adopt ‘Outpatient-Only’ Model

Lawrence Medical Center in rural Moulton, Alabama, and the Huntsville Hospital Health System (HH Health) announced a partnership in which LMC will close its emergency department and adopt an outpatient-only model. The LMC Board made the decision after studying challenges and financial pressures facing the 98-bed facility constructed in 1953. Inpatient and emergency department services will likely end by mid-2025. Current LMC employees affected by the closure will be offered opportunities elsewhere in the HH Health System. The goal for HH Health is to expand the acuity of services provided at its urgent care locations in the . . .