State DPH delays closure of Leominster maternity ward
LEOMINSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - The state Department of Public Health has delayed the closure of the maternity ward at the Leominster campus UMass Memor...
LEOMINSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - The state Department of Public Health has delayed the closure of the maternity ward at the Leominster campus UMass Memorial Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital, finding the hospital's plan to close was insufficient. The maternity ward has been scheduled to close on Sept. 23. In a letter this week detailing its finding, though, state officials asked for a complete plan and a new closure date later than the 23rd, writing 'Based upon the information provided to date, the Department does not believe the Hospital's closure plan is adequate.