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Could hospitals handle another event like the Boston Marathon bombings?

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Boston hospitals were able to take swift action when hundreds of people were injured in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. But if a similar event were to happen now in a post-pandemic world, it's likely Boston hospitals wouldn't have the same capacity to handle it as they did a decade ago.

WBUR reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey has been covering this.

This segment aired on April 13, 2023.

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Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Senior Health Reporter

Priyanka Dayal McCluskey is a senior health reporter for WBUR.

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