缅因州MDI医院计划关闭分娩和分娩单位,因为出生率急剧下降。 MDI Hospital in Maine plans to close its labor and delivery unit due to a steep drop in births.

缅因州巴港的MDI医院计划于7月1日关闭分娩单位, MDI Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine, plans to close its labor and delivery unit on July 1 due to a significant drop in births over the past decade. CEO Chrissi Maguire指出,每年的分娩从大约100例下降到今年的9例。 CEO Chrissi Maguire noted the decline from about 100 annual deliveries to just nine this year. 虽然医院将处理紧急分娩,急诊室护士已表示关切。 While the hospital will handle emergency births, ER nurses have expressed concerns. 卫生部正与现有病人合作,以确保在关闭之前制定护理计划。 MDI is working with current patients to ensure care plans are in place before the closure.