Some trauma services at Independence Regional Health Center's emergency room could end this month, leaving eastern Jackson County without a hospital designated to treat life-threatening head injuries. Independence Regional's only neurosurgeon — faced with medical malpractice insurance premiums he says he no longer can afford — plans to leave Independence after his current insurance policy expires Oct. 31. Neurosurgery is an essential service for a hospital trauma center.
Posted by Editor at October 20, 2003 10:37 AM