Stephenville hospital just days away from suspending labor and delivery services
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville is just days away from temporarily suspending labor and delivery services because of upcoming retirements and departures of obstetricians on the hospital’s medical staff.
The E-T spoke with Chris Leu, president of Texas Health Stephenville, who is working to reassure the community that the hospital and the THR system are fully committed to restoring the service as soon as possible.
“We are actively and aggressively recruiting OBGYN candidates and are currently speaking to several of them,” Leu said. “We are not closing these services. In fact, our four labor and delivery rooms are currently under construction and are all being updated.”
The remodel is expected to be complete this fall.
Leu said deliveries will continue at the hospital through the end of July, then only a handful of babies will be delivered by Dr. Janie McMillion through mid-August.
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(Stephenville Empire-Tribune)