Rep. Susan Johnson (D-Windham) speaks at a rally against the then-proposed closure of the labor and delivery unit at Windham Hospital. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — In 1989, Abby Schumaker was born in the Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Albert Lea. It's the hometown she returned to after earning degrees in biochemistry and law. It was ...

Amid ongoing financial challenges, workforce shortages and declining birth rates, many hospitals and health systems are being forced to close maternity services in 2025. A Center for Healthcare ...

Last week, Keck Medicine of USC announced the closure of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital obstetric services on Nov. 20. They cited a 40% decline in deliveries over the past decade within “our community” ...

More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total number of closures since the end of 2020 to 116, according to the ...

More rural hospitals shut down labor and delivery units this year as the providers faced mounting financial challenges, according to a new report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: On Thursdays, we feature the work of our regional reporters. We have them open their notebooks to talk in a bit more detail about a story they ...

NUMBERS START TO DIP AGAIN. ALL IN YOUR FORECAST COMING UP. TIFF COVERING THE TREASURE COAST IN APRIL. WOMEN LOOKING TO GIVE BIRTH AT A MARTIN COUNTY HOSPITAL WILL HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE. THE NEWS ...

The hospital in Newton will halt labor and delivery care later this year. MercyOne Newton Medical Center will pause birthing services indefinitely after Oct. 15, hospital officials announced Friday.