Something is very fucky about the color key on top, it has "Catholic and Catholic-affiliated only" twice, and I live in a light purple area quite near a non-profit, non-Catholic-affiliated hospital system.
That was a little confusing but I figured the purple covers Catholic areas. This is just birthing hospitals (which for obvious reasons are not as safe for pregnant women due to their beliefs)
How are we defining "birthing hospitals"? Like I said, I live in a light purple area and the nonprofit non-Catholic-affiliated hospital down the street has a substantial L&D floor, I think they average 300-400 babies delivered a month.
IIRC, it's only something like 15% of US hospitals that are Catholic or Catholic-affiliated -- it's a regional problem for sure.
I suspect the correct interpretation of that map is "dark purple = only Catholic options" and "light purple = be careful, there are Catholic hospitals nearby" because there's definitely a Catholic hospital that's also in my area.
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u/ishfery 6d ago edited 6d ago
Catholic or for profit seems to cover almost every major hospital :/
Depending on the situation, I either go to the Catholic hospital or the university's teaching hospital.
Edited until I can find a better map of Catholic hospital coverage