Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Joseph Medical Center plans to close its birthing center Oct. 31, according to The Kansas City Star.
The hospital cited multiple reasons for the closure, including a waning number of deliveries and the departure of multiple OB-GYN physicians.
Two OB-GYNs recently announced their plans to leave St. Joseph. A group of OB-GYNs with offices at the hospital is also relocating to Kansas.
In a statement, St. Joseph CEO Robert Erickson noted the hospital will instead invest in emergency services, neurosurgery, orthopedics, obesity treatment and cardiovascular, pulmonary, spine and wound care.