(English) MNA Response to Proposed Closure of Inpatient Medical and Pediatric Services at MetroWest Medical Center’s Natick and Framingham Campuses as State Prepares for Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

NATICK, Mass., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Last week, the multi-billion dollar owner of MetroWest Medical Center, Tenet Healthcare, sent a letter to the Department of Public Health providing the required 90-day closure notices for important inpatient medical services at both the Leonard Morse Hospital and Framingham Union Hospital campuses at a time when the state and region are preparing to confront the expected second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposals call for the closure of the…