Rally protests proposed closure of maternity ward at Leominster Hospital

By David Dore Leominster Champion LEOMINSTER — For the second time in five years, local residents are rallying to prevent the closure of a unit at ...

May 31, 2023
11:06 PM

By David Dore Leominster Champion LEOMINSTER — For the second time in five years, local residents are rallying to prevent the closure of a unit at Leominster Hospital. In 2018, hospital owner UMass Memorial Health shuttered the inpatient pediatric unit and outpatient cardiac and pulmonary services at Leominster Hospital, along with the urgent care center at Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg. This year, UMass is looking to close the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital in September. That would leave North County residents with options around half an hour away, including Heywood Hospital in Gardner, UMass Memorial and St.