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One rural hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures

NPR | By Molly Castle Work
Published September 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM PDT

As more rural hospitals shut down maternity wards, one hospital in Minnesota has a survival strategy that could spur others to imitate  it.

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Molly Castle Work