Where will mothers deliver babies?
If a woman gives birth in an Arkansas hospital, there’s a good chance it isn’t in her home county
Tag: labor and delivery
Arkansas Advocate: Drive time to Arkansas hospitals for labor and delivery getting longer, report shows
Southwest Arkansas now has only four delivering hospitals: two in Hot Springs, one in Arkadelphia and one in Mena. Some residents cross the state line into Texarkana for delivery, but out-of-state hospitals do not accept Arkansas Medicaid.
Arkansas Advocate: Baptist Health closing Fort Smith hospital’s labor and delivery unit
Baptist Health is closing the labor and delivery unit and ending obstetric care at its Fort Smith hospital, leaving Arkansas with only 31 hospitals where women can give birth in less than a third of the state’s counties
Arkansas Advocate: Camden hospital closes maternity ward, adding to region’s shortage
The closest hospitals with labor and delivery units to Camden are in El Dorado and Arkadelphia
Dr. Sarah Franklin joins Baptist Health Arkadelphia Medical Clinic
Dr. Franklin will be delivering babies at Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia