Nurses, mothers bemoan closure of St. Mary’s maternity ward

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Nurses, mothers bemoan closure of St. Mary’s maternity ward

By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent For decades, families have welcomed new members at the maternity ward of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, but that tradition abruptly ended the evening of Nov. 11. The sudden closure after 72 years of operation marks the end of an era for the hospital. On Thursday morning, nurses attended a vigil at the corner of Arlington Avenue and 6th Street to mourn the center and the passing of colleague …