Wareham residents, elected officials and Southcoast Health staff are celebrating the start of construction on the Tobey Hospital's Emergency Department.
Blue Cross Blue Shield says SouthCoast Health intends to terminate its contract unless it agrees to rate increases of 30-percent over the next four years.
The third floor of St. Luke’s will be dedicated to the care of mothers, newborns, and children, but the family-centered unit at Tobey Hospital will close.