Emerson and Leominster hospitals are now struggling with an influx of patients as Steward's collapse and the closure of its hospitals continues to send shockwaves through already overburdened emergency departments. In September, four hospitals closest to Nashoba and Carney Hospital in Dorchester, the other closed facility, saw the largest increases in ER patients statewide compared to the same month in 2023, according to a Boston Globe analysis of statewide hospital data. Leominster hospital, which is owned by UMass Memorial Health, reported a 20% increase, more than any other hospital in Massachusetts. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, about five miles northwest of Carney, in Jamaica Plain, reported a 14% increase.
