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A growing number of rural hospitals have been shuttering their labor and delivery units, forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth in an emergency room. Rural ...
A report on deliveries at The Farm in its first 40 years showed 5% of clients were transported to the hospital. Doctors told the AP that rural hospitals will need to be part of the equation, and ...
It's common practice during pregnancy to visit your local ob-gyn and deliver at a nearby hospital. But a growing number of hospitals across the country have closed their labor and delivery units ...
In states that chose not to expand Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act–Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee–rural Americans face limited options as hospitals close their doors. A 2019 study found that participation in Medicaid expansion reduced the likelihood of rural hospital closures by 62% and that of the ...
Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Hospital – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Heart Hospital – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Hearth Hospital South – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Spine Hospital – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma State University Medical Center – Tulsa; Oklahoma Surgical Hospital – Tulsa; OneCore Health – Oklahoma City; OU Medical Center ...
At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000.
In 2006, the hospital changed its name to OSU Medical Center, [10] as the State of Oklahoma passed Senate Bill 1771, which provided $40 million to fund improvements at the hospital. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The city formed a trust to take over the hospital, which was threatened with closure by lack of funds. [ 5 ]
Between 2010 and 2021, the American Hospital Association reported that there were 136 rural hospital closures around the country. This year, nearly one-third of the remaining rural hospitals could ...