WEATHERWATCH
Community group hopes to prevent closure of Gresham birth center
by KATU Staff
Micah Wilson, who gave birth at Legacy Mount Hood Family Birth Center, speaks to a group of medical workers and mothers at Biscuits Cafe in Gresham on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, who are concerned about the announced closure of the birth center. (KATU)
GRESHAM, Ore. —

A group of medical workers, mothers and even some babies -- all with ties to the Legacy Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham -- met Thursday night to discuss their concerns surrounding the planned closure of the center.

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A public meeting at a Biscuits Cafe in Gresham, hosted by Gresham City Council President Sue Piazza, drew a few dozen people. They all came to discuss Legacy Health’s announcement last week that it plans to close the Family Birth Center at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center on March 17.

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