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December 18, 2024

After months of efforts to keep it open, Sharon hospital to close Jan. 6, eliminating 700 jobs

By KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A bankrupt Mercer County hospital is slated to close in less than three weeks, throwing 699 employees out of work, after efforts to acquire the facility collapsed.

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