Monday was the last day for employees at Sharon Regional, but registered nurses like Shauna Anderson said they are not giving up hope. She told 21 News about their final day at the hospital. 

"We actually brought food and stuff and kind of just like, went through our unit and organized things in the hopes that we do reopen. That way, we're kind of like, ready to go," Anderson said.

Sharon Regional Medical Center's medical director of Cardiology, Dr. Brandon Mikolich reflected on it's legacy after working there for more than a decade. 

"We provided 24/7 coverage for heart attacks and strokes. That is going to be a big loss for the community," Mikolich told 21 News. 

The closure of Sharon Regional means the city will lose some health services. Hospitals nearby will have to pick up the slack. 

"I know other local hospitals are doing what they can to try to ramp up their services and take on the load from our hospital closing. But even still I imagine that is going to be a hard thing for them to do," Anderson said. 

UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley in Farrell has been working to fill the void.

Sharon resident, Shanashley Flemming, who is 29 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy, told 21 News that emergency room wait times have skyrocketed at that hospital in the past week. She said when she and her four-year-old son, who is autistic, arrived at UPMC Horizon by ambulance on Jan. 1 and 2, the lobby was full of people.

"When we were walking through, there were people in hospital beds outside the hospital rooms," Flemming said. 

After sitting in the waiting room for hours, without seeing a doctor, she decided to call Sharon Regional. It was one of the last days before they stopped accepting patients. 

"We went and we were the only ones there. They were able to see my son and treat my son and tell me what was actually going on with him," Flemming said. 

Without Sharon Regional, she and employees are worried about the future of healthcare in the area.