Jackson South Medical Center, part of Jackson Health System, both in Miami, has moved up the closure of its maternity unit to Aug. 15.
The hospital originally shared plans to close the unit this fall, but the closure was accelerated due to ongoing staffing issues, including nurses transferring to other positions and frequent callouts, according to an Aug. 14 system statement shared with Becker’s.
“[All] patients who were scheduled to deliver at the hospital have done so, and elective procedures have stopped, reducing demand for this service,” the statement said.
Jackson South’s labor and delivery unit included 20 nurses, and 17 have been reassigned to other positions at the hospital, Holtz Children’s Hospital, the Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial and other Jackson Health locations. Reassignment is pending for three other nurses.
