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MercyOne Traer Family Medicine to shutter Dec. 10
- MercyOne Traer Family Medicine will close Dec. 10, 2025, with patients directed to Reinbeck and other MercyOne locations.
- The Traer clinic will cease operations after December 9, 2025, with patients encouraged to transfer care.
- The closure is part of MercyOne’s broader plan to realign resources amid rising operating costs.
- MercyOne notes staff will have opportunities to transition to similar positions within the MercyOne system.
- Local health officials warn that rural healthcare access could be affected in Tama County.
- The Traer closure follows other MercyOne consolidations in Dysart and Gladbrook in recent years.
- Community members urged MercyOne to reconsider to protect local access to care.
- MercyOne Reinbeck will absorb Traer patients as part of the care realignment.
- The Traer clinic's last operating day is scheduled for December 9, 2025.
- Patients are advised to contact MercyOne for information on transferring care.
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