The collapse of Steward Health Care's hospital system in Massachusetts is expected to be the focus of a Senate hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C.
's hospital system in Massachusetts is expected to be the focus of a Senate hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, of Massachusetts, one of Steward's most vocal critics, released a report in advance of Thursday's hearing spotlighting patient and worker experiences, hospital quality data and information on hospital closures in Massachusetts and around the country that he says highlights the company's mismanagement.
Beyond the closure of Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Gov. Maura Healey's administration is in the early stages of the eminent domain process to seize St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton and is handling uncertainty surrounding Norwood Hospital, a Steward facility not involved in the bankruptcy proceedings, Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday.
"Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous," the Mass General Brigham executive said."It is actually the perfect setting for public health preparedness and emergency preparedness to be put into place to keep things safe." After weeks of negotiations, the sale of four Steward Health Care hospitals has been finalized, while the sale of two other facilities still remained in the works.
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