Mid-Columbia Medical Center announced it is permanently closing The Spa at Water’s Edge. The Spa has been closed since mid-March as part of the statewide coronavirus shutdown. MCMC president and CEO Dennis Knox said with recent financial losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, they could not continue to support the spa. He did say MCMC will continue to offer alternative therapies to inpatients as well as patients of the Celilo Cancer Center at MCMC. With the spa closure, 15 positions at MCMC are affected. The hospital says it is giving impacted workers priority access to apply for non-licensed job postings at MCMC. MCMC also indicated information on The Spa gift cards will be released in the very near future.