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Another wealthy hospital system expanding in the suburbs

Another wealthy hospital system expanding in the suburbs

Boston Children’s Hospital wants to augment its outpatient services

By Paul A. Hattis Health Care 0 Comments Jul 17, 2021

HERE WE go again. First came Mass General Brigham and its $400 million plan to launch new ambulatory care centers in Westwood, Woburn, Westborough, and Salem, New Hampshire. And now comes Boston Children’s Hospital, which wants to spend $435 million to expand an existing site in Waltham, move physicians in Weymouth into a new office(...)

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