Ascension Wisconsin, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, is closing the Midwest Spine and Orthopedic Hospital/Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa, according to a Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel report.
Here are six things to know:
1. The Midwest Spine and Orthopedic Hospital/Wisconsin Heart Hospital is a part of Glendale, Wis.-based Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare's operations.
2. The hospital became a part of Ascension in February. It provides specialized care in cardiology and orthopedics.
3. The hospital has been struggling since it opened in 2006. It lost more than $18 million from 2006 until fiscal year 2011.
4. For fiscal year 2014, the hospital reported a net loss of $764,993.
5. The hosptial will not schedule patients after July 1.
6. The Wheaton Franciscan system will offer around 85 percent of the hospital's 192 employees will be offered jobs.