Massachusetts Has A Hospital Bed Shortage. Here's Why

CBS Boston

Updated on: February 27, 2025

Massachusetts has the second-highest hospital bed occupancy in the nation - 86% - according to a recent study from the American Medical Association. That's just behind Rhode Island, and the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association says that's the expected national average in 2032.

The shortage has some patients waiting days for a bed.

Barry Radin is a grandfather, a talented retail salesman, and a 30-year survivor of Crohn's disease. The 68-year-old recently had a flare-up that sent him to the hospital.

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