Aliquippa Hospital Shuts Down, 270 Without Jobs

Commonwealth Medical Center Closed Friday

POSTED: 9:43 pm EST December 12, 2008
UPDATED: 9:56 pm EST December 12, 2008

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. -- The Commonwealth Medical Center in Aliquippa, Beaver County, shut down Friday, leaving 270 people without a job.

The hospital, which suffered from declining admissions and heavy financial losses for years, filed for bankruptcy protection just four days earlier.

The nursing facility will stay open until three remaining residents being treated are either discharged or relocated.

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