Labor and delivery units are closing across the country. Here are some of the names.
Hospitals across the country, especially those in rural areas, have been struggling to keep their maternity unit doors open. Why is this happening: unpredictable patient volumes; high rates of malpractice lawsuits; workforce shortages exacerbated by recent abortion bans; and the increasingly complex restrictions around clinical decision-making.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of labor & delivery units that have closed in the past 18 months:
- Adventist Health Simi Valley (CA)
- Prisma Health Laurens County (SC)
- Mayo Clinic New Prague (MN)
- Sharon Hospital (CT)
- State Office of Health Strategy ruled on Feb 5, 2024 that the hospital must keep maternity unit open despite the cost and staffing issues
- UMass Memorial Hospital (MA)
- Princeton Baptist Medical Center/ Monroe County/ Brookwood Baptist Health (AL)
- Windham Hospital (CT)
- Bonner General Health (ID)
- Samaritan Hospital/ Saint Peter’s Health (NY)
- University Hospitals – Samaritan Medical Center (OH)
- Universtiy Hospitals – Lake West Hospital (OH)
- Premier Health (FL)
- Johnson Memorial (CT)
- Betsy Johnson Hospital (NC)
- Ascension St. Francis Hospital (WI)
- Tri-City Medical Center (CA)
- Palomar Health (CA)
- CoxHealth (KY)
- Shelby Baptist Medical Center (TN)
- Doctors Hospital (CA)
- Sentara Halifax Hospital (VA)
- Singing River Health System (MS)
- St. Mary’s Hospital (IL)
- Jasper Memorial (TX)
- Toppenish Hospital (WA)