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Mayor Greg Hoffman on HSHS hospital, Prevea clinic closures

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 26, 2024 • West Central Region

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Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman considers how closures of two HSHS hospitals and 19 Prevea Health clinics with accompanying layoffs in west-central Wisconsin will impact patients and communities.

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