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Residents urge county and health district to preserve Cleveland Clinic maternity services
Summary
During public comment at the Sebastian City Council meeting, residents urged officials to oppose closure of the Cleveland Clinic hospital’s maternity ward, saying loss would harm maternal and infant outcomes and local housing attractiveness.
Residents used the council’s public‑input portion of the meeting to urge public officials and the hospital district to oppose a possible closure of the maternity ward at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Indian River County.
Deborah Schellenberger, who identified herself as a long‑time local resident with 45 years of experience in health care, urged officials to pressure decision‑makers to keep the local maternity unit open. Schellenberger told council the hospital’s neonatal death rate in the county is substantially lower than…
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