More than half of Nevada counties do not have a hospital that provides routine labor and delivery and is without an OB-GYN. The first story to kick off the series: The Long Road to Maternal Care.
Officials say the impacts of the Madera Community Hospital’s closure will be long term.
Only two potential operators remain after Adventist Health backed out of negotiations last month.
All of the obstacles Puerto Rico faces, including access to health care, housing and employment, are exacerbated on the island of Vieques.
Outside a few cities, mental health and substance abuse treatment is almost nonexistent in the state, resulting in a wide range of mental and health problems left untreated.
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After an Idaho hospital closed its obstetrics department, pregnant women in the county have been left without nearby care. Their OB-GYNs fled the state.
CPR and automated external defibrillators dramatically increase the survival rates of students who go into cardiac arrest, but many first responders and schools don’t have them.
In Los Angeles, patients can wait for hours to be seen in the emergency department, while some lie in hallways for days at a time.