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More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care

southdakotasearchlight.com · 14d

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In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more to get to another hospital that provides inpatient maternity care, according to an analysis released this week. Nationwide, the median drive time between hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid […]

First report: More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care stateline.org, 17d

The coverage

  1. Obstetric Unit Closures Double Rural Travel Time

    medscape.com · 14d

  2. Maternity care crisis could get worse as 'more pregnancy units could close' after Devon hospital suspends births

    mirror.co.uk · 15d

  3. Rural Mainers deserve equal access to quality maternity care | Letter

    pressherald.com · 16d

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