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Public Hearing on Closure of Labor, Delivery Unit at Fosston Hospital

By Dave Bishop Jan 30, 2024 | 8:09 AM

(Fosston, MN) — There’s a public hearing in northwest Minnesota tonight (Tues 6 pm) on the closure of the labor and delivery services unit at Essentia Health-Fosston.

Those services have already been diverted to Essentia’s St. Mary’s Regional Health in Detroit Lakes. Opponents say pregnant women now must drive more than an hour to see their O-B/G-Y-N and have babies.

The Minnesota Department of Health is hosting the discussion with people from the Fosston area.