We talked about this story previously in terms of population issues . . . ACTUALLY, this report focuses on the more important question of access . . . Amid an ongoing American healthcare crisis, here's the word from an expert:
Jessica Wheat has been a labor and delivery nurse at Research Medical Center for six years and worries about the impact on the community.
"There's not a lot of access to care in general, so knowing that my mothers and the babies will be without that is absolutely heartbreaking for many of us on the unit," Wheat said.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
'It's disheartening;' Reactions to Research Medical Center ending labor and delivery, NICU services
The hospital cited an over 80% decrease in the community's use of those services at Research over the last several years.
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