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Henderson Hospital to shutter maternity unit amid declining births - The Sun Daily · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: It's Thursday, Las Vegas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's what you need to know from Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: Henderson Hospital will stop offering maternity and neonatal intensive care services at the end of September.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hospital officials cited declining birth rate in southern Nevada, physician retirements, and a significant decrease in patients being referred by maternal fetal medicine specialists.
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  SPEAKER_00: The space will be remodeled and converted into a medical surgical inpatient beds to meet growing demand.
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  SPEAKER_00: On the Colorado River, don't expect peace in our time.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's how Nevada's lead negotiator, John Inzminger, describes the state of talks over water sharing among the seven Western states that depend on the river.
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  SPEAKER_00: With a long-term agreement off the table, Insminger is now pushing for a short-term deal to protect supplies for the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, a woman has been arrested after telling firefighters she intentionally set fires that became part of a larger blaze still burning along the California-Nevada border.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christine Mitchell, 47, was arrested on suspicion of third-degree arson and possession of less than 14 grams of a controlled substance, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
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  SPEAKER_00: And lastly, in sports, Hockey Canada has extended international play suspensions for at least another year for three of the five players acquitted in the high-profile 2018 World Junior Sexual Assault Case.
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  SPEAKER_00: That includes Golden Knight goalie Carter Hart, who signed with Vegas last fall in his return to the NHL, and he also backstop the team to the Stanley Cup final.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your briefing for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll be back more tomorrow.
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