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Providence: On the heels of Brown University Health’s new announcement that Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open, advocates will highlight findings of a new white paper during a press conference this Thursday, April 9 at 3:00 pm following a lobby day to educate lawmakers on the importance of maternity care. Despite Brown’s positive announcement, many questions remain about the long-term plan to protect the Center and its services.
The report entitled, “Protecting the Future of Maternity Care in Newport County: How the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center is Critical to the Health of the Aquidneck Island and East Bay Communities” examines the importance of maintaining maternity services at Newport Hospital within the broader context of maternity unit availability, community health outcomes, and local economic impacts. Report authors include Primary Care for All Americans, SEIU 1199NE, Moms Over Margins, Women's Resource Center, Newport Partnership for Families and the Newport Health Equity Zone - all part of the Coalition for Newport Hospital Birthing Center.
The report entitled, “Protecting the Future of Maternity Care in Newport County: How the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center is Critical to the Health of the Aquidneck Island and East Bay Communities” examines the importance of maintaining maternity services at Newport Hospital within the broader context of maternity unit availability, community health outcomes, and local economic impacts. Report authors include Primary Care for All Americans, SEIU 1199NE, Moms Over Margins, Women's Resource Center, Newport Partnership for Families and the Newport Health Equity Zone - all part of the Coalition for Newport Hospital Birthing Center.
- WHAT: Press Event to Release Findings of New Report on Newport Hospital Birthing Center
- WHEN: Thursday, April 9 at 3:00 pm
- WHERE: Room 135 at the State House
- WHO: Members of The Coalition for Newport Hospital Birthing Center, Melissa Blais, SEIU 1199NE Registered Nurse at Women & Infants Hospital, Newport City Council Member Xaykham Rexford Khamsyvoravong, Representative Lauren Carson, Representative Lou DiPalma and Cassie Voll, Co-founder Moms Over Margins
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About SEIU 1199NE: District 1199 SEIU New England represents 29,000 health care and service workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Southeastern Massachusetts. In Rhode Island, 1199 SEIU NE represents 5,000 members. 1199 SEIU NE is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – a union of over 2 million members across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. SEIU has been a national leader in pushing the growing Fight for $15 and a Union movement.