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A hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania was acquired by a private equity firm that leveraged it to make shareholders millions. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospital-failures-following-private-equity-payouts-leave-patients-taxpayers-in-lurch-d706b41d">Now the facility has had to close its doors, leaving the community reeling</a>. WSJ's <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/soma-biswas?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Soma Biswas</a> takes us inside <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/prospect-medical-explores-restructuring-56ab7a48">the hospital’s bankruptcy</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> speaks to a local emergency services executive about the impact on the local community in Chester. 

Further Listening: 

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ttCGwCfFoBKxloLyJXG4J?si=944945f4e23347b8">Why Private Equity Is Buying Up Car Washes</a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/40eJPX9tjqW9HAlWUepoA1?si=b161c381643b4396">The Private Equity Lobby Wins Again</a>

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