A hospital in the Inland Empire announced Friday that it will be cutting services to its maternity unit next year following a decline in the number of births.
Corona Regional Medical Center officials declined to comment to NBC4 about the announcement, but the closure of the maternity unit was published on its website.
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According to their social media page, the closure is scheduled for Jan. 30, 2026, and the last patient will be seen on the 23rd of that month.
Hospital officials report that the closure is due to a decline in the number of births in recent years, which they say will continue to decline. They did not disclose data on the number of births in recent years.
The number of workers in the unit is unknown at