Healey’s hospital plan to shutter hospitals in Canton, Cape faces growing pushback
Pappas was a "life-changer" former patient Ann McDonald said. Patients and staff were "blindsided" by the decision to close ...
'This is a special place for us': How nearly 40 acres in Tiverton was reclaimed by Pocasset tribe
A swamp in Tiverton that's believed to be the site of a key battle during King Philip's War is returned to members of the ...
Massachusetts Gov. Healey’s plan to close Canton children’s rehab hospital rattles community: ‘Almost criminal’
Norwood resident Michelle Sweeney has worked with hundreds of Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children and young adults at ...
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Pocasset Mental Health Center targeted for closure in Gov. Healey's budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey wants to close the state’s Pocasset Mental Health Center as part of her fiscal 2026 proposed budget. But ...
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Cape's Only State Psych Hospital To Close
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health has decided to close the Pocasset Mental Health Center (PMHC), also known as ...
Vieira slams state plan to close mental health center in Pocasset
We have been working tirelessly alongside community leaders, health care professional (and others) to reverse this decision.
Mental health facilities in Canton, Pocasset closing as Healey tries to lay off case managers
Gov. Maura Healey moved to close two mental health hospitals in Canton and Pocasset and lay off half of the Department of ...
Health and social service programs see significant cuts in Mass. budget proposal
Governor Maura Healey’s budget proposal includes major cuts to health and social service programs, including two residential ...
Mass. plans to close state mental health center on Cape Cod; will cut 100s of related jobs
As Healey filed her fiscal 2026 budget Wednesday, a string of health care unions lamented the governor’s plan to shutter ...
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State plans to close two health facilities as part of new budget
Gov. Maura Healey announced plans to close the state-run Pocasset Mental Health Center and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton as part of her fiscal 2026 budget. The governor also intends to ...
Massachusetts plans to close mental health center, in addition to pediatric rehab hospital
Gov. Maura Healey plans to close a mental health center in Cape Cod, in addition to shuttering a state-run pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Canton.