Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2026
As more hospitals shutter services amid soaring costs and declining reimbursements, these market changes could affect how ASCs shift centers’ volumes and day-to-day workflow.
Here are eight hospitals Becker’s has reported on shuttering services in the last month:
1. Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark., closed its labor and delivery unit, which reported only 119 deliveries for 2025, on Jan. 9, CEO Glenda Harper confirmed in a phone call with Becker’s. Ms. Harper said affected employees were offered other positions in the hospital.
“Since August, when I came [in as CEO], it was one of a number of units that the board and the leadership group were talking about closing,” Ms. Harper said. “I asked to have the...
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