Fallbrook Hospital suspends maternity services

FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Hospital, operated by Fallbrook Hospital Corporation (Community Health Systems) has filed a request to suspend maternity services at Fallbrook Hospital effective Sept. 3. Area EMS agencies and other hospitals are being notified of this suspension and the operating company says they are “working through the transition with the support of Fallbrook Healthcare District.”

According to Fallbrook Hospital spokesperson Monique Murphy-Mijares, “This decision was made after reviewing medical staff resources and the number of births at the hospital and in our community. The n...