More rural hospital closures in Pa. and elsewhere would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care

More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care • Maine Morning Star

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 last week. Nationwide, the median drive time between hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid […]

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

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 […]

More rural hospital closures in Pa. and elsewhere would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care

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.