UMass Memorial Health to close maternity ward at Leominster campus
UMass Memorial Health will shut down the inpatient maternity ward at its Leominster campus in the fall, a hospital official said, a move that drew ...
UMass Memorial Health will shut down the inpatient maternity ward at its Leominster campus in the fall, a hospital official said, a move that drew swift condemnation by state legislators who represent the region and plan to protest next week. Citing 'industry-wide workforce shortages' and 'the steadily declining number of births in North Central Massachusetts,' UMass Memorial Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital President Steve Roach said the hospital has notified the state Department of Public Health that it intends to close the birthing unit on Sept.