STURGIS, MI (WTVB) – Sturgis Hospital officially ceased all operations and permanently closed its doors on Friday, ending over a century of local medical care and leaving St. Joseph County residents to navigate a shifting local healthcare landscape.
The sudden shutdown of the 101-year-old independent facility follows decades of severe financial hardships fueled by rising operational costs, declining federal reimbursement rates, and a 13% drop in emergency room utilization.
With all departments entirely closed—including emergency care, surgery, and outpatient clinics, It has left an immediate healthcare gap that requires local emergency medical services to alter transit routes and forces patients to travel significantly further for both routine and life-saving care…