A new study has found that the acquisition of rural hospitals results in mixed outcomes for mothers and newborns. Five years after an acquisition, rural hospitals were 30% less likely to offer obstetric services, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research paper, “Expecting Harm? The Impact of Rural Hospital Acquisitions on Maternal Healthcare.” Researchers examined more than 450 mergers between 2006 and 2019 that involved rural hospitals. M&A resulted in a decrease in the number of obstetric care resources in the county in which the acquired hospital was located. This corresponded to large declines in the numbers of births at the acquired hospitals.
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