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Saturday, October 31, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
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Ohio hospital plans to stop delivering babies in December

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Mercy Health will end maternity services at St. Joseph Warren Hospital and move births to St. Elizabeth Boardman, about 30 miles away, citing staffing. Trumbull County commissioners have complained to Ohio Medicaid that the change leaves Medicaid patients without nearby obstetric care, and local leaders and nurses are pushing back.

Source: Business Journal Daily

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