Maternity wards at Cootamundra Hospital will not be cut, says health bureaucracy

I was on another shift at the maternity hospital. When I opened the door to

It was another shift at the maternity hospital—a place where the walls echoed with the sounds of new beginnings and the soft cries of newborns. My routine was usually predictable: a cycle of check-ups, updating medical charts, and supporting new mothers through their first moments. But as I made my way toward Room 203, an odd feeling of unease crept over me. When I opened the door, what I saw was unlike anything I had ever experienced. A little …

Maternity wards at Cootamundra Hospital will not be cut, says health bureaucracy

MLHD says it has no plans to cut maternity services at Cootamundra Hospital following MP Steph Cooke’s petition. Photo: Orbon Alija. The maternity wards at Cootamundra Hospital will remain in service, says Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), despite suggestions last year that they would be scaled back. Cootamundra residents rallied to save the maternity wards at Cootamundra Hospital after being told in June 2024 a number of health service…