Saggar warns he may close North City Urgent Care
By Samantha Liss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | |
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To prevent that from happening, he's trying to raise
But Saggar said he should not be facing closure.
Before opening the North City location, Saggar said executives at the
"No one ever promised him (Saggar) that he was going to be part of Gateway," Fruend said.
In email correspondence in October, Fruend told Saggar that the
But Fruend said the terms and conditions with the federal government did not allow the
"They (the federal government) wanted comprehensive medical homes that provide a full suite of services that are federally qualified," Fruend said.
Saggar's facility, Fruend said, lacks dental care.
Saggar said he may not have opened North City Urgent Care if he knew he was going to be excluded from the program.
Saggar said the facility was treating too few patients to be sustainable.
"I thought we could actually do good and break even, but instead we're losing over
On average, North City Urgent Care treats 114 patients each month.
Saggar operates three other urgent care facilities, in downtown
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