Kansas City nurses at Research Medical Center say cuts are putting pregnant patients at risk 22.6%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga - 6/8/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 18.9% - Anecdotal 15.2% - Availability Heuristic 14.7%
Nurses at Research Medical Center in southern Kansas City say although the hospital no longer operates a labor and delivery unit, pregnant patients still show up in the emergency room, some under the impression the department still exists. “We have patients that have given birth to their previous children at this hospital and they... more