Sutherland, IA (NorthwestIowaNow.com) — Sutherland area residents will continue to have a medical clinic, even after the announcement that MercyOne would be closing down their Sutherland clinic. Cherokee Regional Medical Center has announced their acquisition of the Sutherland Medical Clinic and is now open to serve patients as of October 5th.

Lorna Kohn is Cherokee Regional Marketing Director.

In July, MercyOne Primghar Medical Center announced they would fully close, and MercyOne would combine O’Brien County clinics into one centralized site in Primghar, but without Ermegency Room access or other hospital services. Now the closest hospital to Sutherland is Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Brooke Fiddelke, ARNP, will continue to serve patients in Sutherland. Kohn says keeping the current medical staff intact in Sutherland was important.

Sutherland community members are invited to a town hall event hosted by Cherokee Regional on October 17th at 6:30 p.m. a the R.L. Johannsen Center in Sutherland.

Cherokee Regional Medical Center now has clinics in Cherokee, Sutherland, Marcus, Holstein and Aurelia.