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Carthage, Ill.- Memorial Hospital in Carthage Illinois will be discontinuing its labor and delivery birthing services. According to a new release, the closure of the inpatient labor and delivery unit, nicknamed the Stork Stopp, is scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2022. According to the May 2022 issue of Becker's Hospital Review, the US will face a deficit of 450,000 nurses by 2025. Unfortunately, the nursing shortage has affected many health systems, including Memorial Hospital. The Stork Stopp requires labor and delivery trained nurses to be in-house, around the clock, even if there are no obstetric patients. Due to the difficulty recruiting nursing staff and the dependence on contracted agency nurses, the decision has been made to discontinue labor and delivery birthing services. While there will be employees affected by this closure, these employees have been afforded the opportunity to apply for transfer to other positions within the organization. "The decision to clos

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