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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Mass. Congressional delegation demands Steward pay severance to workers facing layoffs
Members of Massachusetts’ Congressional delegation demanded Steward Health Care pay severance and accumulated paid time off to the more than 1,200 workers facing layoffs this month with the expected closure of two hospitals.
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, […]
‘Major step forward:’ Advocates, elected officials cheer Healey’s hospital rescue plan
An announcement Friday that preliminary deals had been reached to hand over control of four Massachusetts hospitals run by Steward Health Care to new, largely local owners was met with relief from residents, unions, elected officials, and industry associations across the state.
Tentative deals reached to hand over four Steward hospitals to new owners, Healey says
Tentative deals have been reached to transition four hospitals run by Steward Health Care to new owners while Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals remain on their paths to closure, and the state will take over St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced Friday.
