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Offline rangerrebew

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Boston Medical Center will no longer shelter migrant, houseless families
« on: July 12, 2023, 05:59:23 pm »
Boston Medical Center will no longer shelter migrant, houseless families
Published: Jul. 12, 2023, 12:09 p.m.
 

By Luis Fieldman | lfieldman@masslive.com

Boston Medical Center ended a policy that allowed migrant and homeless families from sheltering overnight at the hospital, according to several media reports.

Massachusetts is a right-to-shelter state and the government is responsible for providing care for some homeless families, including migrants. More than 100 migrant families arrived at Boston Medical Center one day last week in search of shelter, The Boston Globe reported, and it’s created an untenable situation for the hospital, a spokesperson told MassLive.


“Our teams have worked together for months on different approaches to help these families,” Michelle Falinski, a spokesperson for Boston Medical Center, said in a statement. “Despite this, the collective actions do not yet meet the size of the crisis.”
 
The hospital recently experienced the highest number of unhoused migrant families seeking shelter, Falinski said.

Falinski said that Boston Medical Center does not have a policy specific to supporting displaced, unhoused migrant families.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/07/boston-medical-center-will-no-longer-shelter-migrant-houseless-families.html
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Re: Boston Medical Center will no longer shelter migrant, houseless families
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2023, 06:00:40 pm »
Housing illegals at a medical facility?  Has the same opportunity been extended to homeless vets? :pondering:  I doubt it.
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Re: Boston Medical Center will no longer shelter migrant, houseless families
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2023, 06:15:12 pm »
Boston Medical Center is at the heart of Methadone Mile.  I'm sure many of the shelter's "clients" were causing issues for patients and staff at the hospital.

Other Boston hospitals are in better neighborhoods.
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Re: Boston Medical Center will no longer shelter migrant, houseless families
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2023, 06:17:53 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on July 12, 2023, 06:00:40 pm
Housing illegals at a medical facility?  Has the same opportunity been extended to homeless vets? :pondering:  I doubt it.

 8888crybaby  Shameful.
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