A Shrinking Number of Rural Texas Hospitals Still Deliver Babies. Here’s What that Means for Expecting Moms (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Currently, only 69 of Texas’ 163 rural hospitals still deliver babies due to lower birth numbers and higher birth costs. Despite losing an estimated $200,000 annually to provide labor and delivery services, one hospital refuses to cut the service and force women to travel more than 100 miles to the nearest hospital.
Marissa Evans, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, January 17, 2018.
