Less (care) is more (carbon)? Exploring increased passenger vehicle emissions associated with hospital maternity unit closures in Maine

By Gianna DeJoy   AbstractTwelve Maine hospitals have ceased offering obstetric services since 2009 – nine since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, large swaths of the state are over an hour-long drive from the nearest hospital with a maternity unit. While the health and community impacts of maternity unit closures are read more Less (care) is more (carbon)? Exploring increased passenger vehicle emissions associated with hospital maternity unit closures in Maine