Mass General Brigham shrinks its hospital-at-home program and begins layoffs
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The Boston health system will pause home-hospital care at Salem, Newton-Wellesley and Faulkner hospitals and cap the program at about 30 patients, citing roughly $30 million in yearly losses. Mass Eye and Ear will also stop general pediatric inpatient admissions by Jan. 1. Patients who used home hospital care should ask their doctors about alternatives.
Source: The Boston Globe
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