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Group wants hospital to continue births
Candlelight walk to be held at Westerly hospital
Updated: Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 6:06 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 6:04 AM EST
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) - A group that wants Westerly Hospital to continue to perform childbirths is holding a candlelight walk.
The financially struggling hospital says it will stop delivering babies after June 1. The hospital is in receivership and Connecticut-based Lawrence & Memorial Hospital has agreed to purchase it.
A "Save Our Hospital" walk is planned for Thursday at 5:15 p.m. outside Westerly Middle School, before a public forum to discuss the hospital's future.
Joe Iacoi, who is among the community members organizing the walk, says they hope the receiver and Lawrence & Memorial will rethink the decision. Iacoi says that for Westerly Hospital to remain as a community hospital, it must continue childbirth services.
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