By a 10-2 vote, the council backed the $9 million transfer of Vibra Hospital of Western Massachusetts and the Meadows nursing home in Leicester, along with the property they occupy.
Steward Health Care
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A year of strained systems and trust after Carney closures
This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Hallie Claflin talk about Claflin’s deep dive into the fallout from Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy. Two communities – the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester and the rural Nashoba Valley – lost their community health centers. Just over a year later, the local emergency health systems are strained and residents say they still feel confused about why the state allowed their centers to close while others were saved.
Posted inThe Saturday Send
The long-term affects of Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy and four more stories
Hallie Claflin does a deep dive into the long-term affects of Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy filing, and what hospital closures could mean for the Healey administration going forward. Plus: Universities and businesses grapple with the prospect of lower international enrollment in Boston-area schools, permitting can’t catch up to demand for new housing, state senators question sheriff spending, and more.
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When communities lose trust: One year after Steward Health’s bankruptcy and the death of two hospitals
One year after Steward Health Care’s demise, the Nashoba Valley and Dorchester communities are grappling with strained EMS services, diminished access to care, and trust that has been broken. Local leaders, hospital staff, and residents say they are a testament to the devastation that lingers after communities lose their critical infrastructure.
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Judge approves sale of 6 Steward hospitals in Mass. for total of $343m
Mass. chips in $42m to keep hospitals operating through end of Sep
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St. Elizabeth’s landlords reject Healey low-ball eminent domain offer
“Steward and Apollo need to stop playing games with people’s health care. We are moving forward with plans to take St. Elizabeth’s by eminent domain,” a Healey spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon in response to the offer rejection.
Posted inOpinion
Leave none of the Steward hospitals behind
We have been told that the state lacks the means to intervene in the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. If true, the state must do everything else it can invest in the health of the community and not just to put a temporary Band-Aid on the situation.
Posted inOpinion
My hopes for the upcoming busy week in health care
The state should focus on transforming the closed hospital sites into community centers providing some health care but also housing, education, and employment training.
Posted inHealth Care
Steward to close hospitals in Dorchester, Ayer
Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center will be closing on or around August 31, 2024, Steward said.
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What will happen to Steward hospitals in bankruptcy?
Eric Gold laid out how the bankruptcy may unfold. First, Steward will propose its ideas for a restructuring and how debts should be paid. Such a plan will likely spur debate among creditors, hopefully leading to an acceptable compromise plan that will need to be approved by the bankruptcy judge, he said.
Posted inHealth Care
Use the Steward crisis to improve health care equity
The crisis at Steward Health Care, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, can also be an opportunity to make good on the promise of equity in health care for all patients in Massachusetts.
Posted inHealth Care
Steward bankruptcy filing presents pros and cons for Mass.
At a State House press conference with aides and local health care union and industry officials, Gov. Maura Healey sought to reassure patients, workers, and community officials that the eight Steward hospitals in Massachusetts would continue to operate normally even as the Dallas-based hospital chain goes through the bankruptcy process in Texas.
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Steward stays open as it seeks bankruptcy protection
The company, which operates eight hospitals in Massachusetts and has been sinking under a pile of debt to vendors and its de facto landlord, said it does not expect any interruption to day-to-day operations.
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Health Policy Commission wary of Steward-Optum deal
“I think the underpinning piece is what happens to patients, and what happens to the small community hospitals out there in terms of their ability to stay viable and to provide care,” said commissioner Barbara Blakeney. “The impact of this is just mind-bogglingly complex and potentially harmful.”
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Shovels out for secretive Steward
Troubles at Steward Health Care, the state’s third-largest hospital system, have set off alarm bells among health care regulators and elected officials