From what I understand, the hospitals that are closing are all very small, privately owned community hospitals and I don't think they will effect any training programs. If anything, some of the teaching hospitals have been talking about buying some of the closing hospitals, which may provide more work for some residents (although I doubt this will effect ortho). One example is that Maimonides is currently talking about buying Victory Memorial Hospital (one of the small hospitals closing in Bay Ridge Brooklyn) and they intend on making it several private offices, a rehab facility, and perhaps a spill over ER.
