Alecia J McGregor

Why is the realization of this dream of equitable healthcare in Boston so urgent? Because the epidemiological landscape demands it.

Carney is closing on the heels of dramatic financial mismanagement and bankruptcy – but the trajectory of Carney’s closure is not an anomalous case. Across the country, for-profit systems are buying up struggling hospitals, otensibly in a last-ditch effort to save them, only to watch them shutter years later.