Last week, the doors closed on Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital’s Labor and Delivery Unit in Murphy. Here’s what the closure means for the region . The closure was announced abruptly last month, as the number of births at the hospital had been declining for at least the last 5 years. Mayor Rick Ramsey of Murphy says he understands the decision because i t was based solely on numbers. “There’s not enough predictable births to sustain and maintain the staff and the cost for doing so,” says