Rural Oregon birthing centers in Lincoln City and Lebanon to stay open
Samaritan Health Services reversed plans to close birthing centers after over 21,000 emails urged preservation, with a full service reassessment set for summer/fall 2026.
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Rural Oregon birthing centers in Lincoln City and Lebanon to stay open
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two birthing centers in rural Oregon are not closing months after Samaritan Health Services considered shutting down the facilities in Lincoln City and Lebanon. The health system, which has five hospitals, said it did more than 70 feedback sessions and discussions with clinicians, staff and leaders. Shelter-in-place lifted at Gresham apartment The organization promises to try alternatives to keep those birthing cent…
Samaritan Health announces it will keep birthing center open at its Lincoln City hospital for at least another year • Lincoln Chronicle
Samaritan Health Services has announced it will continue delivering babies and providing maternity care at its hospitals in Lincoln City and Lebanon, four months after considering closing them. Samaritan will make changes to keep them open and review that decision in a year. The post Samaritan Health announces it will keep birthing center open at its Lincoln City hospital for at least another year appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.
Samaritan announces it will not close Lebanon birthing center - The New Era
Samaritan Health Services announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that it will continue to offer maternity care for women and children at all five of its hospitals, including Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. The organization said that it is “updating the proposal,” which originally included consolidating women’s and children’s services, obstetrics, general surgery, orthopedics and urology within the five hospitals, most likely moving the Lebanon bir…
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