Nearly seven years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly backed a ballot measure to require more space for farm animals raised for food, pigs are finally getting their day.
UMass Memorial Health is trying to prepare patients
for the planned closure of the birthing center at Leominster Hospital. The maternity ward is slated to close next month, because hospital leaders say it doesn’t get enough business to keep it open. However, critics say the closure will force many pregnant patients in north central Massachusetts to travelWhat the hospital is doing: Leaders are offering to provide transportation to those who need it to the nearest hospitals, like UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
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