Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has shared plans to close the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Canton, Mass., and move its programs to the Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield, Mass.
The move comes after a state study found that the Canton facility was “unable to accommodate the kind of technology and high-acuity care that many children with significant disabilities need,” according to a Jan. 21 news release shared with Becker’s.
The relocation will affect more than 225 employees.
Robbie Golstein, MD, PhD, commissioner for the state’s DPH, said in the release that the state will support patients through the transition and will work with labor partners to provide Pappas Rehabilitation employees with new job opportunities.
However, the...
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