AYER — With just days to go until the imminent closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center, hundreds of hospital staff, residents and elected officials gathered at the facility to form a human chain around the building in solidarity and protest.
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DPH: Carney, Nashoba Valley Med Center provide ‘essential services’
AYER — Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital, which are set to close in less than two weeks, each provide an “essential service necessary for preserving access and health status” in their areas, public health regulators concluded this week. The Department of Public Health found after an abbreviated review that the Steward Health Care-owned […]
Editorial: Most vulnerable maternal-health bill’s beneficiaries
As we had hoped, something positive did result from the closing of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward. UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close that vital birthing unit last September sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the state needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, […]
Officials, residents and NVMC staff sound off on hospital closure during DPH hearing
DEVENS — Dozens of residents, elected officials, first responders and hospital staff sounded off on Steward Health Care and Gov. Maura Healey in a public hearing by the state Department of Public Health regarding the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Groton Select Board calls for Healey administration to declare state of emergency in hospital closures
Joining other towns within the hospital’s area of coverage, the Groton Select Board voted unanimously Monday evening to support a resolution calling for Gov. Maura Healey to declare a state of emergency in the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Ayer Select Board seeks state of emergency to stop hospital closure
AYER — With the announced closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center looming at the end of August, the Select Board signed an official resolution on Tuesday to declare a state of public health emergency. NVMC is one of eight Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care, two of which are set to close August 31, […]