State Orders Mass General Brigham to Justify Planned Brigham Burn Unit Closure - The Boston Globe

State orders Mass General Brigham to justify planned Brigham burn unit closure - The Boston Globe

The Department of Public Health called Brigham's burn unit services “necessary."

DPH Finds Brigham and Women’s Hospital Burn Unit ‘Necessary’ as Nurses Send Letter Urging MGB Leaders to Halt the Planned Closure   - Massachusetts Nurses Association

MA Department of Public Health has ordered MGB to address staff competency and emergency burn capacity – issues raised by MNA nurses at DPH hearing BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a formal finding that the inpatient burn service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is “in fact necessary for preserving access and health status within the Hospital’s service area,” a decision that aligns with the conc…