Astria Regional's closure leaves Yakima without open heart surgery provider
Jan 15, 2020
YAKIMA, Wash — Astria Regional Center’s emergency room is now closed which puts more pressure on Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital.
Memorial could now see a 40-percent increase in patients. The hospital has two cath labs while Regional had three. But Regional was the only hospital in Yakima which provided open heart surgery.
Shelly Leedom, a cardiac nurse with Astria Regional, says this will make things even more difficult in providing care for heart patients.
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