Mother launches petition against closure of Asse hospital maternity unit: “Personal care will disappear”
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- An online petition opposing the closure of the maternity unit at Asse hospital has gathered nearly 500 signatures in under 24 hours.
- The hospital group plans to close maternity and paediatrics in Asse and centralise both services at another campus in Aalst at the end of next year.
- Petition organiser Carolien Lievens says the services are among Asse hospital’s main strengths.
Nearly 500 people signed an online petition in less than 24 hours against plans to close the maternity unit at the hospital in Asse, Belgium.
The hospital group plans to remove both maternity and paediatric services from Asse at the end of next year. The services would be centralised in Aalst, at another campus within the group.
Carolien Lievens, who launched the petition, said the move would take away the hospital’s personal approach. “But those services are precisely the strength of the hospital in Asse,” she said.
But those services are precisely the strength of the hospital in Asse.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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