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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital faces a grim financial future, projecting its seventh straight year of losses—with a $7.1 million shortfall this year and no hope of breaking even until 2028. Despite a $130 million annual budget, deep-rooted problems—including overdue payments, defaulted financing, and broken payroll systems—have been exposed by new leadership and consultants. The hospital’s costly birthing center, bleeding $4.8 million annually, is slated for closure by December 31, though leaders still seek alternatives to preserve the service. Years of unaddressed issues have piled up, with documented losses totaling over $33 million since 2017. State regulators will scrutinize the hospital’s plan at a public hearing next month, as rising costs and retiring specialists compound the crisis. New leadership is determined to fix the mess—but recovery will take years.

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