 hospitals say to stay open, they need to qualify for federal lifeline funding designated for rural emergency hospitals with fewer than 50 beds, 24-7 emergency care, and no inpatient services. That includes obstetrics. Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in Clark County will shut down its labor and delivery services in August, the fourth such unit to close statewide in less than a year. Patient Ann Reddick, due in October, says her closest option will now be almost an hour and a half away. Congress is now looking at the issue.