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Mayor says Tenant Health will close level‑2 special care nursery in June; city requests local hearing
Summary
Framingham Mayor reported at the Feb. 25 City Council meeting that Tenant Health plans to close its level‑2b special care nursery in June, leaving families to travel to Worcester or Boston for higher‑level neonatal care.
Framingham Mayor reported at the Feb. 25 City Council meeting that Tenant Health has notified MetroWest Medical Center it will close its level‑2b special care nursery in June, leaving the hospital with a level‑1 well‑baby nursery for low‑risk deliveries. The mayor said MetroWest performs about 500 deliveries a year and that roughly 50 of those births require level‑2 neonatal care, which would now require families to travel to Worcester or Boston for higher‑level services.
The mayor said he sent a letter to…
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