Annual Overview of Hospital-Level Changes in Obstetric Services Availability, 2010-2024
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Description
First annual report describing changes to the availability of obstetric services at short-term acute care hospitals. Examines the number of hospitals that lost obstetric services and the percentage of all hospitals without obstetric services between 2010 and 2024. Presents data on urban and rural hospitals by state and nationally.
Author(s)
Julia D. Interrante, Kevan O'Hanlon, Emily C. Sheffield, Katy B. Kozhimannil
Date
09/2026
Organization
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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· Closures of healthcare facilities and services
· Hospitals
· Maternal health and prenatal care
· Rural-urban differences
· State-by-state data
· State-by-state
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- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, view details