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Healthy Start Coalition asks Martin County to explore county land lease for maternity center after local unit closure
Summary
With Cleveland Clinic Martin North set to close its labor and delivery unit April 1, the Martin County Healthy Start Coalition asked commissioners to discuss leasing county-owned land next to Cleveland Clinic Martin South and to coordinate use of an allocated $2 million in state funding to establish local maternity care.
Samantha Suffich, a representative of the Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 25 that Cleveland Clinic Martin North will close its labor and delivery unit on April 1, leaving families to travel outside the county for maternity care. The coalition asked the county to open talks about leasing unused county property adjacent to Cleveland Clinic Martin South as a potential site for a new maternity care center. "To move forward efficiently, we need to identify a suitable location as soon as possible," Suffich said.
The question of local maternity…
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