Teela Banister holds her 18-month old daughter Lakelynn, at their rural home in Baker City, Ore. Baker City’s maternity ward closed in 2023, so when Bannister went into labor, she and her husband had to drive an hour to a hospital. Lakelynn was born on the drive. Kyle Green / InvestigateWest It was the middle of the night on April …
Read More »A rural Oregon town lost its maternity ward. As Trump’s Medicaid cuts loom, other hospitals may be next
