An orthopedic clinic in Mobile will be closing in April and laying off its staff.
Alabama Orthopedic Clinic CEO Barry Porter announced via a statement on Facebook that, after 30 years of service to patients on the Gulf Coast, their doors are closing on April 11 due to “unfortunate timing and circumstance.”
“… With several doctors retiring in the coming months and the group facing difficulty in recruiting new physicians for specific sub-specialties[,] rising costs and decreasing providers in the group have presented a major challenge to the group’s sustainability despite having great patient volume,” the statement reads…