ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Patients are still reeling from the closure of the United Pain Center in St. Paul .

The outpatient clinic treated people with chronic pain before it closed on July 25, with Allina Health saying the decision was made due to staffing issues.

United Pain Center closes

What they're saying:

A United States Air Force veteran and former United Pain Center patient, Shari Burns, shared the challenges she faces in finding a new provider to treat her chronic pain.

"I tried a couple of different places and they’re not taking new patients. I called another couple of places, and they said 'well we don’t do the pain management, we’re getting out of that,'" Burns said. "And so many of these providers said, 'Oh, but you’re not on pain meds anymore that should be wonderf

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