The financially struggling hospital closed its transitional care unit and occupation health programs last year to reduce costs. The hospital also replaced its defined benefit pension plan with a 403(b) retirement plan, citing the pension’s $80 million commitment, which impeded the hospital’s ability to regain financial stability, according to the report.
The status or conditions of the affiliation were not disclosed.
Read the Taunton Daily Gazette report on Morton Hospital and Medical Center.
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