Health & Fitness
Brockton Hospital Ready To Reopen More Than A Year After Devastating Fire
"The community's getting killed. We're a mile from here, so it's great to have this back," Brockton resident Mike O'Handley told WBZ-TV.
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August 7, 2024
BROCKTON - Brockton Hospital has been closed for more than a year after a devastating fire there. They're promising better care when they reopen next week.
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The communities south of Boston were stunned by the sudden closure of the major hospital back in February 2023. One hundred sixty patients were evacuated that day after an electrical fire shut down the facility.
In the many months since, other hospitals, EMS crews, and medical offices have felt the strain, as patients waited hours in emergency departments and months for appointments.
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