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Grady’s Maternity Unit at Risk | Columbus News
Grady Memorial’s maternity unit is set to close this Friday — a move sparking fierce resistance as it threatens the only hospital-based maternity care in the county. One mother’s life was saved there after a near-fatal childbirth, underscoring why its loss would devastate vulnerable families. City leaders argue the 2005 agreement with OhioHealth, which guaranteed obstetric services, still stands — even though the oversight foundation that monitored it has shut down. OhioHealth claims declining birth volumes justify the closure, but former contract drafters say the agreement was explicit and…
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