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Healthcare providers, particularly hospitals, have been hit especially hard since 2020. First, they were on the front lines of the COVID responses, and then had to deal with staffing shortages. Now, inflation is sending their already tenuous finances into a spin, with the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis saying hospital operating margins fell 2.5% statewide from March 2021 to March 2022, including 7.4% at UMass Memorial Health -- the largest hospital system in Central Massachusetts -- over the past six months.

Have you noticed a change in the quality of care provided at Central Massachusetts hospitals this year?
Yes, it's noticeably down this year. (42%, 38 VOTES)
Yes, it's better than 2020-2021, but not back to pre-pandemic levels. (14%, 13 VOTES)
Yes, it's better than anytime in the last five years. (2%, 2 VOTES)
No, I haven't noticed a change. (42%, 38 VOTES)
Poll Description

Healthcare providers, particularly hospitals, have been hit especially hard since 2020. First, they were on the front lines of the COVID responses, and then had to deal with staffing shortages. Now, inflation is sending their already tenuous finances into a spin, with the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis saying hospital operating margins fell 2.5% statewide from March 2021 to March 2022, including 7.4% at UMass Memorial Health -- the largest hospital system in Central Massachusetts -- over the past six months.

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