Chicago-based Roseland Community Hospital will suspend labor and delivery services, citing financial pressures on safety-net hospitals.
The unit will close by the end of October, and staff are working to transition current obstetrics patients to other providers, ABC affiliate WLS reported Oct. 1.
“Roseland Hospital’s administration has fought a battle every day for 14 years to keep labor and delivery open in spite of tremendous odds,” the hospital said in a statement shared with Becker’s. “Suspending labor and delivery is not a decision Roseland Hospital’s administration made by choice.”
The hospital said women in the community will travel farther and wait longer for obstetric care, and that each closure pushes patients into a healthcare system already at capacity. It called its situation a warning, saying more services will be cut and more safety-net hospitals will close without action to protect vulnerable patients.
The suspension follows Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s consolidation of obstetrics services at three Illinois hospitals, including one in Chicago, effective Oct. 1.
Becker’s has reported on more than 20 maternity service closures so far in 2026, following 29 in 2025.
Roseland Community Hospital CEO Tim Egan told Becker’s in April that the hospital was fighting to stay open amid financial pressure.
