GERING, Neb. (AP) — A judge has barred two companies from ending their dialysis services agreement with Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.

Renal Treatment Center and DaVita Healthcare Partners have a five-year contract with the hospital. The two have told the hospital that the agreement provisions had made it financially untenable, so they intended to withdraw from the contract Wednesday unless it was modified.

The hospital sued, saying a contract breach would harm patient care, forcing patients to get treatment in Colorado. Regional West also said a suggested reduction of service hours was unacceptable.

On Tuesday a district judge granted the hospital’s request for a temporary restraining order that will run until 1 p.m. April 8, giving both sides time to set a hearing on the hospital’s request for a temporary injunction.