What’s driving Chicago labor and delivery closures?

Four Chicago-area hospitals have suspended obstetrics services in the last month, with leaders running the facilities pointing to similar challenges: low Medicaid payment, rising costs to staff OB units and decreased birth volumes. Across the country, maternity service closures haven’t slowed down over the last two years. Becker’s has reported on 25 hospitals ending maternity […] The post What’s driving Chicago labor and delivery closures? appeared first on Becker's...