Allina Health announced it would close four clinic locations before the end of the year, describing the decision as one of balancing space and resources.
Clinics will be closed at Inver Grove Heights, Maplewood, Nicollet Mall and Oakdale starting on Nov. 1.
“Currently, we have underutilized space across our clinics, and this decision balances maintaining access to care with more efficient use of space and resources,” Allina Health said in a statement. “We are taking steps to prepare for the future, where care models driven by patient preferences will continue to evolve beyond traditional in-person visits and finances of nonprofit health care systems will be even more challenged.”…