The closure of Bonner General Health's labor and delivery services in Sandpoint, Idaho, has left local families facing limited options for prenatal and postpartum care, forcing many to seek alternatives like home births or travel long distances to hospitals, amidst a broader nationwide trend of rural maternity care deserts, exacerbated by systemic issues in healthcare funding and staffing shortages. #RuralHealth #MaternalCare #HealthcareAccess #US #ID #WA #ME #OR #CA #GU #VZ
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Opinion | You Can't Be Born Here. You Can Only Die.
When Bonner General Health stopped providing labor and delivery services in 2023, the families of Sandpoint, Idaho, were devastated.