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Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

Source
KFF Health News, NPR
Link
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Date
Jul 15, 2024
Summary
Highlights declines in birth rates across time and the associated impact on rural labor and delivery services. Discusses the impact of low service volume on maintaining labor and delivery services and offering high quality healthcare.
Tagged as
Access · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Reimbursement and payment models