The state will not pay for the care of MassHealth patients in the facility located at 4586 Acushnet Avenue. The facility had not yet opened to patients.
As the COVID-19 virus attacks the American people, it is clear that the government response is best handled by local elected officials with specific knowledge.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today that two shuttered nursing homes in the city are now being converted into regional care centers for those recovering from COVID-19.
The two facilities are slated to open the week of April 13 and will add 230 beds to the region's healthcare capacity, Mitchell told reporters while flanked by Southcoast Health CEO Keith Hovan, Fall River Mayor Paul Cooga