Hospital Commits to Keeping Labor Ward Open Despite Financial Losses and Nearby Shut Downs of Maternity Services
A decade of cutbacks to maternity care in California has left many hospitals struggling to maintain labor and delivery services, with nearly 50 maternity wards closing across the state in recent years. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles is one of the few hospitals fighting to keep its maternity ward open despite financial losses. In contrast to for-profit hospitals walking away from maternity services, MLK remains committed to serving its community, which …