MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — The maternity unit at Jackson South Medical Center is closing its doors Friday.
Local 10 previously reported this would happen in the fall, but a memo sent to staff Thursday upped that timeline.
A staff member told Local 10 they are not transferring people to the maternity unit anymore after receiving a message Thursday stating that the unit would be shuttering Friday, even though the hospital initially told news outlets it wouldn’t be closing until October.
Jackson Health System released the following statement Friday to Local 10 News about the change in the timeline, saying it was made “as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the highest standards of patient care and safety.”
“We have experienced ongoing staffing challenges, including frequent call-outs and nurses transferring to other positions, which have made it increasingly difficult to maintain safe staffing levels,” the statement continued. “In addition, all patients who were scheduled to deliver at the hospital have done so, and elective procedures have stopped, reducing demand for this service.
“The staff assigned to the labor and delivery unit at Jackson South included 20 nurses. We are committed to ensuring that every team member impacted by this closure has the opportunity to transition into a new position within Jackson, and we’re pleased that the majority of our team members have selected alternative roles in the health system. While we’re still in the process of finalizing reassignments, 17 nurses so far have been reassigned to other positions at Jackson South, Holtz Children’s Hospital and the Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial, and in other locations throughout the system, and three nurses are pending reassignments.”
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