Reply #10: Booth Memorial

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During the mid to late '70s both of my children were born at Booth Memorial Hospital (Cleveland). This was once a home for unwed mothers, but before it closed it ran like a private non-profit hospital and took insurance (BC/BS). It is now closed, but I believe that I received excellent care at this hospital.

In '79 the hospital had just opened up a home-like "birthing center" to keep up (actually they were the first in the area w/one) with the Joneses. Since we lived about 30 miles from the hospital, when baby #2 was born, the admin. was kind enough to ask my husband to stay overnight w/me in the unit because they needed the regular beds for new moms and I was on my way home next day, and all at no extra charge. Needless to say, my nurses earned quite a large bouquet of roses. I had heard that at Euclid General, women often labored in the hallways and had no room at all until delivery.