As of March 17, pregnant patients arriving at the hospital’s emergency department will be transferred to other local hospitals, such as Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, according to the report. The birth center’s 50-plus employees will be transferred to other positions within the health system.
Legacy Health is waiting for the State of Oregon to approve the closure and will seek guidance on a plan for a temporary or permanent closure, according to KGW8.
In a statement, the health system said it had been reviewing operations to identify areas for improvement and the birth center stood out “because it maintains a low volume of births with an unusually high-cost care model.”
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