BEAVERCREEK — One of the area’s largest hospitals will soon no longer offer obstetric services (OB).
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, OB services at Soin Medical Center will transition to Kettering Main Campus and Kettering Health Washington Township, Kettering Health confirmed in a statement.
The hospital network cited declining birth rates in the area and across the country as a factor in the decision.
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“National and regional trends show a steady decline in birth rates. This consolidation aligns Kettering Health’s OB services with these demographic shifts by transitioning our resources from Soin Medical Center, our smallest maternity unit, to our larger units at Kettering Health Main Campus and Kettering Health Washington Township,” Kettering Health said.
The announcement came as a shock to the two woman News Center 7’s Taylor Robertson spoke with.
They both have ties to Kettering Health.
“I was supposed to have a scheduled c-section in January and with a doctor I felt very comfortable with, and now I dont know what that looks like,” a woman who is 26-weeks pregnant said.
“I used to work at Soin in the maternity department and for over ten years, and it was a great place to work, a great place for people to have babies,” a former Soin Medical Center employee said.
Neither wanted to show their face on camera, but said they were suprised to hear the hosptial’s reasoning.
“But we didn’t really see that big of a decline,” the former employee said.
The pregnant woman said she has a scheduled appointment at Soin next week.
“I don’t know if I’m going there. I don’t know if I’m going somewhere else, but just kind of waiting to hear back,” she said.
Patients who currently have deliveries scheduled at Soin Medical Center will be contacted by their care teams soon to facilitate a transfer of care, according to the health network.
“I pray that all my coworkers find jobs, because some have been there since the doors opened in 2012,” the former employee said.
The hospital network said that they are working with impacted employees to explore employment opportunities throughout the network.
“There are employment opportunities throughout our system, and our goal is that all impacted employees continue to be part of the Kettering Health team,” Kettering Health stated.
It is unclear how many OB employees work at Soin and exactly when the unit will close.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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