It’s honestly heartbreaking to hear how bad things have gotten. I’ve been part of plenty of failed codes in the hospital and I don’t think I could deal with your situation day in and day out.
My hope for these birthing centers is that they either get things up to code and really, truly provide a necessary service, or they don’t give women a false sense of security. Labor usually tends to take a while, particularly in low risk pregnancies, and it really sounds like mothers would be in better hands driving 40 minutes to the nearest hospital than ending up in the worst case scenario with almost an hour and a half or more to get them to the hospital from an inadequate birthing center.