The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Kalona Clinic will be closing its doors this Friday.

WCHC announced on May 10th they will be closing the Kalona clinic due to lower patient volumes than necessary to keep the practice viable. Friday is the last day for patient visits for the clinic which opened in November of 2015. WCHC Foundation and Marketing Director Amy Vetter says clinic staff will be offered comparable positions within WCHC, and Nurse Practitioner Claire Harapat will continue to treat patients at the Family Medicine Clinic located in Washington.