Brockton's Good Samaritan Hospital to get new ER under new owner

Good Samaritan Medical Center plans to open a new $30.1 million emergency wing by next summer under new ownership by an investment firm. The doctors, nurses and staff are all thrilled for the new addition to the hospital because it is said that the new deal will modernize and improve the ER. It will also be beneficial to the patients because of the new technology being brought into the hospital. The 32,000-square-foot emergency wing would triple the size of the current department which was built in 1968 and only meant to serve 25,000 patients a year. The unit is now cramped and crowded, serving 54,000 patients a year. The new emergency department would increase the number of rooms from 26 to 42, allowing patients to get a room more quickly, hospital officials have said.

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