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    Bonta’s office stressed that time is of the essence in this case because Mad River Community Hospital, where Nusslock was able to receive life-saving treatment after being denied by Providence, is set to shutter its labor and delivery unit this month. This will leave Providence as the only hospital with a labor and delivery unit in the entire county: “The next person in Anna’s situation will face an agonizing choice of risking a multi-hour drive to another hospital or waiting until they are close enough to death for Providence to intervene,” Bonta’s office said in a press release.

    That’s horrifying.