A new owner took over central Missouri hospital. 9 days later, it cut labor and delivery

By: Meg Cunningham

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 1,409

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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For pregnant women living north of Interstate 70 in central Missouri, there weren’t many places to deliver a baby. Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall was one of them.

Now it isn’t.

Fitzgibbon delivered 252 babies in 2025. In April, the hospital filed for bankruptcy protection and began sale negotiations for its 60-bed hospital and its 99-bed long-term care facility.

Just nine days after the sale closed in early September, Fitzgibbon’s new operator announced the …

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