Delaware Council Challenges Hospital Closure

Delaware City Council is rallying against OhioHealth’s plan to shut down Grady Memorial’s labor and delivery unit by July 31, passing a resolution demanding state intervention to review a 2005 affiliation agreement that allegedly mandates keeping core services like maternity care local. Residents, nurses, and patients flooded meetings with concerns over lost access, job losses, and emergency care gaps — even as OhioHealth cites declining birth volumes and national trends to justify the move, noting prenatal and emergency care will remain. Though the resolution can’t halt the closure, council members vow to keep pushing for solutions to protect community health. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/35e551cc3f1ca854