Sudden Closure of Lags Medical Centers Leaves Patients in Limbo
Patients of the pain management clinics in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are given little notice to find alternative care
Lags Medical Centers has closed multiple clinics on the Central Coast and beyond. A sign at the Carmen Lane location in Santa Maria claims the closure is temporary and provides contact information for accessing medical records. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
May 18, 2021
| 7:34 p.m.
Lags Medical Centers, which has six pain management clinics in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties plus more throughout the state, has closed with little notice to patients dependent on services for coping with chronic pain.
Patients of Lags Medical Center left scrambling after offices abruptly close
FRESNO, California (KFSN) Hundreds of patients of a pain management center are scrambling to find a new place for care after their doctor’s office closed with little notice.
Lags Medical Center shut its doors abruptly last week, leaving many patients without a way to get their prescriptions.
“If I don’t get this medication, I get really sick,” said Joe Stephenson, who has been a patient at Lags Medical Center for more than a year.
On Monday, he visited the location on Shields Avenue near First Street, trying to get ahold of someone in hopes of being referred to a new pain management doctor.