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We're sharing one section at a time over the course of this week, but you can read ahead! Find Parts 3-5 by scrolling down on our series page:
Sick in a Hospital Town: As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We're sharing one section at a time over the course of this week, but you can read ahead! Find Parts 3-5 by scrolling down on our series page:
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14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
projects.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
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5/ Maude Burke’s relatives told ProPublica a different story from what the hospital had announced: Burke hadn’t fully recovered, and was readmitted only days after she was discharged.
She died shortly after, the family said.
She died shortly after, the family said.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
5/ Maude Burke’s relatives told ProPublica a different story from what the hospital had announced: Burke hadn’t fully recovered, and was readmitted only days after she was discharged.
She died shortly after, the family said.
She died shortly after, the family said.