Another Obstetrics Ward in Philadelphia Plans To Close
Posted by Clark Venable on 5/7/2007
The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article over the weekend titled Demise of maternity wards is inducing . . . The Baby Scramble
"Blaming financial losses and a deluge of patients who previously might have gone to other, now-defunct maternity wards, Jeanes Hospital is closing its obstetrics unit May 31. Chestnut Hill Hospital is reviewing its obstetrics program as well and has not ruled out closure."
Lots of other good data in that article, too, such as the time-line for closure of other OB units in the greater Philadelphia area:
- Medical College of Pennsylvania (1997)
- Nazareth (1998)
- Germantown (1999)
- City Avenue (1999)
- Roxborough (1999)
- Warminster (2000)
- Elkins Park (2001)
- Episcopal (2001)
- Mercy Philadelphia (2002)
- Methodist (2002)
- Mercy Fitzgerald (2003)
- Parkview (2003)
- Frankford-Torresdale (2006)
- Jeanes (2007)
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