In some cases, communities are losing decades-old maternity units. Four counties lost their last maternity ward in the past 10 years, with three of those closing since 2022.
Here are the hospitals that closed or indefinitely suspended labor and delivery since 2012. Alameda CountyKaiser Permanente HaywardClosed 2014Hospital closed Napa CountyAdventist Health St. HelenaClosed 2020 San Francisco CountyCalifornia Pacific Medical Center Mission Bernal Campus (San Francisco)Closed indefinitely 2021 San Mateo CountyAHMC Seton Medical Center (Daly City)Closed 2015 Santa Clara CountyRegional Medical Center of San JoseClosed 2020 Sonoma CountyPetaluma Valley HospitalClosed indefinitely 2023 Sonoma Valley HospitalClosed 2018 Solano CountySutter Solano Medical Center (Vallejo)Closed 2021 Monterey CountyGeorge L. Mee Memorial Hospital (King City)Closed indefinitely 2020 Fresno CountyAdventist Health SelmaClosed 2014 Madera CountyMadera Community HospitalClosed 2023Hospital closed San Joaquin CountyDameron Hospital (Stockton)Closed 2016 Doctors Hospital of MantecaClosed 2023 Stanislaus CountyOak Valley Hospital District (Oakdale)Closed 2013 Los Angeles CountyBellflower Medical CenterClosed 2013Hospital closed Beverly Hospital (Montebello)Closed indefinitely 2023 Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood)Closed 2023 College Medical Center (Long Beach)Closed 2017 Emanate Health Foot
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