Mass. DPH Deems Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital An Essential Service “Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital’s Service Area.”

The DPH finding follows a jampacked public hearing where more than 200 residents, policymakers, caregivers and community advocates turned out to deliver four hours of compelling testimony in unanimous opposition to UMass Memorial Health’s decision to close the Birthing Center and endanger…