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GOVERNMENT
Doctors say cutting rural obstetrics poses risks to women, babies
The Olney Hamilton Hospital board of directors confirmed their decision to build a new hospital with no obstetrics services at their June 28 meeting, a plan that doctors say will create a dangerous “maternal care desert” for Young County women and their babies. OHH is the only hospital in Young County that provides obstetrics care.
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