Post by Chris_Wendt on Aug 14, 2013 5:23:38 GMT -5
Quoting Newsday:
How bad is it?
That is a 30% decline in two years!
(Yes, I know about the spike in births following Sandy; my new grandson was born in July! But that is one-time event, and, as the song goes...it's over now.)
Plainview maternity ward to become a surgical center (hyperlink to Newsday.com)
But Mommy...?
Chris Wendt
"The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System plans to convert a maternity ward at Plainview Hospital into a surgical center by Nov. 1 because of declining births at the hospital, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday."
How bad is it?
"Births at the hospital are expected to fall to 1,000 this year, continuing a downward trend from 1,430 in 2011...." (Emphasis added)
That is a 30% decline in two years!
(Yes, I know about the spike in births following Sandy; my new grandson was born in July! But that is one-time event, and, as the song goes...it's over now.)
Plainview maternity ward to become a surgical center (hyperlink to Newsday.com)
But Mommy...?
Chris Wendt