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Newport Hospital birthing center will remain open

Newport Hospital’s birth center, other Brown Health facilities, to remain open – for now
Brown Health was mulling closing Newport’s birth center, but the proposal drew fierce opposition from residents and Newport’s city council
Newport Hospital birthing center to remain open
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has announced the birthing center at Newport Hospital will not be cut. Advocates had been rallying in recent days to save the facility after Brown University Health considered closing it due to money troubles.
'It’s deplorable': Residents, council plead to keep Newport Hospital birthing center open
Mother after mother came forward at the meeting, sharing stories of the care and support they experienced while at Newport Hospital’s birthing center.
Newport Hospital birthing center to remain open. Why it may not be long term
Newport Hospital's Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open; however, Brown University Health is not committing to the center's long-term operation. In a memo released Tuesday, July 29, Brown Health CEO John Fernandez explained what's to come for the Newport Hospital birthing center.
City Councilors raise concerns to cuts on Newport Hospital birthing center. What to know
While concerns exist about potential cuts, Newport Hospital states that final budget decisions haven't been made. Councilors, driven by constituent concerns, are sponsoring a resolution advocating for the birthing center's full operation.
Hospital leaders say Newport Hospital birthing center will remain open
Brown University Health officials said the Newport Hospital birthing center will remain open. According to an internal memo, the Noreen Drexel Birthing Center is not scheduled to close, but its long-term future will be evaluated in the next year.
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Birthing center at Newport Hospital to remain open

Brown University Health plans to keep open the birthing center at Newport Hospital — at least for now. The Noreen Stoner ...
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Potential Newport Hospital birthing center cuts raise council concern

Amid local concerns that cuts will be made to Newport Hospital ’s birthing center, the Newport City Council has scheduled a special meeting for July 15 to discuss a resolution advocating for ...
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Newport hospital reopens birthing center - KREM.com

NEWPORT, Wash. — The new birthing center hadn't been open long when the Newport hospital got its first customer. The center, which was celebrated at a brief grand reopening ceremony, opened ...
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With Newport Hospital birthing center at risk, city council is fired up

RHODE MAP With Newport Hospital’s birthing center at risk amid budget woes, the city council is fired up Tonight’s council meeting comes after at least 300 women has their annual OB-GYN ...