Next Monday, the Northwest Medical Center Houghton will close its OBGYN center after remaining open for only 8 months.
In a letter to patients, the Vice President of Northwest says they made the move because of low patient demand and hospital employees resigning.
KGUN 9 on your side reached out to officials at Northwest to see why the unit was closing. They responded with the following statement: Despite our overall success, this is a challenging time for all providers and recent physician resignations and difficulties recruiting specialty staff have led us to suspend childbirth and NICU services, effective February 13, 2023. The hospital will continue to offer robust women's healthcare services, including gynecological care, gynecological surgery, urogynecology, mammography, and more in response to patient demand.
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