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Are the Partners hospitals really partners?

Are the Partners hospitals really partners?

The uneasy alliance of MGH and Brigham and Women’s

By Paul A. Hattis Health Care 0 Comments Feb 17, 2019

First of two parts PARTNERS HEALTHCARE has been in the news a lot lately. First, on January 22, Partners started to spread the word about a plan for Massachusetts General Hospital to build a 12-story, two-tower facility on its main campus for inpatient and outpatient care. The new inpatient facility will include 450 beds in(...)

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