Committed, through legislation, to give rural and underserved hospitals the means to keep their labor and delivery units open and to prevent hospital chains from taking funding and closing units.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed, through legislation, to give rural and underserved hospitals the means to keep their labor and delivery units open and to prevent…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-senate-democrats-release-legislation-to-stop-labor-and-delivery-unit-closures-in-rural-and-underserved-communities ↗
“This legislation will give rural and underserved hospitals the means to keep their labor and delivery units open, and ensures that large hospital chains will not take the money and run.”