A major health provider in the mid-Willamette Valley plans to end maternity and women’s health services early next year, leaving many patients worried about where they will turn for care.
The move at The Corvallis Clinic, recently taken over by the controversial Optum Inc., also renews scrutiny of corporate takeovers of local medical practices,
In letters mailed to patients this month, clinic managers said they have been losing OB-GYN doctors and haven’t been able to recruit replacements, prompting the decision to close the department on Feb. 12…