I used to live a block away from St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, MA. It's also where one of the country's top orthopedic surgeons during the 1980's completed work on my damaged leg and arm. Now, this hospital which has served its community since 1868 (not a typo) is at risk of closing because of Steward Health. It's already impacted the employees, some of whom have taken jobs somewhere else just to avoid layoffs and department closures. That means there's a shortage there, and it's too risky to take a job there if it could end in another week.
It was, up until a couple of years ago, one of the top 50 cardiac care hospitals in the country.
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