Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center has announced it has closed its Maternal Child Health program.
The hospital says it made the “difficult decision” due to the number of decreased deliveries combined with “staffing challenges and limitations to anesthesia coverage.”
Saint Mary’s says the hospital will continue to provide gynecological services and emergency care for expectant mothers who may go to the Emergency Department. They also say that they will no longer admit obstetric patients for delivery, effective immediately.
“Current NICU and Pediatric patients will be transitioned safely to appropriate care destinations while ensuring they have access to all needed resources.”
We reached out to Renown Health and they want to make sure maternity patients know where they can now go.
We received this statement from a Renown Health Spokesperson:
“Renown Health welcomes patients in need of maternal care, including prenatal, childbirth or postpartum care. Additionally, Renown is ready to care for NICU and PICU patients. The emergency departments at Renown Regional, Renown Children's Hospital and Renown South Meadows are open 24/7 for those in need of emergent attention. Care teams at Renown’s 10 urgent care locations are ready to serve those with non-life threatening conditions. Please visit Renown.org/urgentcare for locations and hours.”
Saint Mary's also says affected staff will be offered positions to remain with Saint Mary’s and other Prime Health facilities.
You can read their statement below -
You can find more on how northern Nevadans, including expectant families, are reacting to this change in this story (below) by KTVN's Arianna Bennett.
After decades of delivering Reno's babies, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is closing its Maternal Child Health Program, effective immediately.
