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Warren council votes 8-1 to ask Mercy Health to keep St. Joseph's labor and delivery unit open

Warren City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday to ask Mercy Health to reverse or postpone its plan to close the labor and delivery department at St. Joseph Warren Hospital.

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Eight of nine Warren council members voted to oppose the closure

8 of 9

  • voted for the resolution
  • 1 voted no

Sources: WFMJ, Tribune Chronicle

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voted for the resolution889%
voted no111%

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Daily Youngstownto me · Wed., Nov. 116:00 a.m.

Warren council opposes St. Joseph's labor and delivery closure

Plus, YSU football goes for win No. 7 on Saturday at noon.

The TLDR

  1. Warren council votes 8-1 against the labor and delivery closure
  2. YSU football puts a six-game streak on the line Saturday
  3. Foster Theater on Glenwood will come down; 12 homes planned
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