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Sen. Jeff Smith on health care access in the Chippewa Valley

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

March 22, 2024 • West Central Region

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State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-Brunswick, discusses the impacts of two hospital closures in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls on patient care, emergency services and health care workers in western Wisconsin.

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