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Downsizing rural hospital comes at a price
Change comes to Rush Co.
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The Rush County Memorial Hospital in La Crosse will be changing from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital designation on April 2. The new federal designation retains emergency and observation services, but interim and long-term patient services will be closed. - photo by Michael Gilmore
LA CROSSE — Rush County Memorial Hospital in La Crosse is not closing. For the past several months, however, the hospital has been working on downsizing to a new designation that will take effect on April 2.