Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity. Table 1

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Table 1. Boston Area Hospital Closures Since 1994

The following list includes the hospitals closed or converted in the past decade in the greater Boston area.

Year	Type	Owner	Name	City
1994	Acute	Private	Winthrop Hospital (to outpatient)	Winthrop
1996	Psychiatric	Private	AtlantiCare Hospital (formerly Lynn Hospital)	Lynn
1996	Chronic Care	City	Boston Specialty & Rehabilitation Hospital	Boston
1999	Acute	Religious	Boston Regional Medical Center	Stoneham
1999	Chronic/Rehab	Investor	Cranberry Specialty Hospital (to outpatient)	Middleboro
1999	Acute	Private	Malden Hospital (to outpatient)	Malden
1999	Acute	Investor	Symmes Hospital and Medical Center (to outpatient)	Arlington
2003	Psychiatric	State	Medfield State Hospital	Medfield
2003	Acute	Private	Waltham Hospital	Waltham

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