A northwest suburban hospital plans to discontinue its labor and delivery services, drawing a crowd of frustrated protesters on Saturday. The closure, pending approval from the Illinois Health ...

Protesters gathered outside Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village Tuesday, opposing Ascension’s decision to discontinue baby deliveries at the hospital. It would involve closing the ...

More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total number of closures since the end of 2020 to 116, according to the ...

More rural hospitals shut down labor and delivery units this year as the providers faced mounting financial challenges, according to a new report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment ...

Corona Regional Medical Center will close its labor-and-delivery unit in January, the hospital has announced. The labor-and-delivery department, also referred to as maternal services, will close Jan.