A mass cellular outage across the United States contributed to “many” 911 centers in Massachusetts getting flooded with calls from people trying to see if the emergency system worked, the Massachusetts State Police said Thursday morning.
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Steward hospitals attracting ‘interest’ from other operators
BOSTON — Steward Health Care’s landlord said Wednesday that Steward hospitals have drawn significant interest from other potential operators, the latest hint that facilities might soon be transferred away from the financially floundering for-profit system. A day after Gov. Maura Healey issued a biting call for Steward to hand off its licensed, operational Bay State […]
Healey: ‘Time has come’ for Steward to transfer its hospitals
BOSTON — Escalating her administration’s response to a potential health care crisis, Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday suggested Steward Health Care transfer its Massachusetts hospitals to new operators “as soon as possible” and demanded long-sought financial information about the for-profit system in the next few days. Healey penned a three-page letter to Steward CEO Ralph […]
Delegation worried about ‘nefarious role of private equity’ in Steward crisis
All 11 members of the Massachusetts delegation to D.C. signed onto a letter Thursday to Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owned Steward Health Care’s hospitals from 2010 until 2021, seeking information amid “growing concerns” about the financial plight Steward now finds itself in. “We are particularly concerned about the extent to which […]
Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of Feb. 19, 2024
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of Feb. 19, 2024. Road Construction Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect road closures, delays and detours. MassDOT will be continuing their reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Circle Street Bridge. […]
DiZoglio says Auditor’s office not seeing the ‘love’ on Beacon Hill
The cold shoulder comes in the form of Gov. Maura Healey’s 2025 budget proposal, which does not fund her office at the same levels as other “similarly situated” constitutional offices, Auditor Diana DiZoglio said.