Lawmakers alarmed over UMass Memorial Health's plans to close birth unit in Leominster
Another Massachusetts birthing center is slated to shut down this fall, but community leaders are hoping they can reverse the decision. Last week, ...
Another Massachusetts birthing center is slated to shut down this fall, but community leaders are hoping they can reverse the decision. Last week, UMass Memorial Health announced it will close the labor and delivery unit at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital at its Leominster campus. The news brought major worries for the many vulnerable residents of the twin Gateway Cities of Leominster and Fitchburg. 'At a time where we already know that there's disparities in maternal mortality between families of color and white families, that the folks who are not going to have access to choose other hospital care systems, there's going to be more harm to families shouldering too much of a burden already,' said state Rep.