For decades, St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia has been a cornerstone for expecting mothers in northeast Georgia. But tonight, the hospital's labor and delivery unit has officially shut down ...

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital will close its labor and delivery unit due to financial and staffing pressures, consolidating services at its Athens location. The closure is part of a national trend ...

St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Georgia, is shutting down its labor and delivery unit after Medicaid cuts and months of funding and staffing issues. St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in ...

LAVONIA, Ga. (FOX Carolina) - St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia announced that St. Mary’s Health Care System will be consolidating its labor and delivery services into one location at a ...

A mother prepares her infant son for bed. Since 2020, 36 states have lost at least one rural labor and delivery department. In rural counties, the loss of hospital-based obstetric care is associated ...