Source Table | 2026-08-05
The Care Line tracks source-backed reported signals of healthcare access pressure available at publish time. It should not be read as a complete national measure of healthcare quality, healthcare access, or unmet medical need.
This table preserves the public signals, excluded context, and stale records that informed the edition.
| Record ID | Title | Publisher | Location | Source Link | Source Family | How It Was Used | Issue | What Happened | What the Source Says | Verification Status | Who May Be Affected | Used on Public Page | Freshness Status | Date Basis | Public Story Eligible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| care-line-2026-08-05-npr-miles-labor-delivery-proposal | Miles Hospital proposes closing its labor and delivery center | NPR | mid-coast Maine | Open source | public_radio | maternity and family care signal | Service-line cut | NPR reports that a coalition in mid-coast Maine is fighting a proposed closure of Miles Hospital's labor and delivery center. | NPR reports that a coalition in mid-coast Maine is fighting a proposed closure of Miles Hospital's labor and delivery center. | qualified | pregnant patients, families needing labor and delivery care in mid-coast Maine | Yes | current | source_published_date | Yes |