Boston, August 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —
Wednesday, August 28 in 10:30 AM – Rally to save Kearney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center on the front steps of the State Capitol
State Senator Nick Collins and Jamie Eldridge The event will bring together community members, caregivers, first responders, health and social justice advocates, and other state and local officials outside the State Capitol to urge state leaders to make every effort to prevent the loss of these vital community assets. The event follows the results of a DPH investigation last week that determined Kearney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center are essential services to protect the public health of the approximately 300,000 residents served by these facilities.
Wednesday, September 4 in 11am ET — Bankruptcy Court Houston hold public hearings to approve the sale of the five hospitals (as originally scheduled) August 27)
A scheduled hearing before a judge Christopher Lopez Its initial purpose is to review and approve the asset purchase agreement negotiated between Steward Healthcare, its lenders and the federal government, which includes the purchase of Good Samaritan Medical Center. Brockton Boston Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital Haverhill and Methuen Lawrence General Hospital, Morton Hospital Taunton St. Anne's Hospital Fall River Lifespan (Location: Providence, RIThe state also announced plans last week to expropriate St. Elizabeth Medical Center and relocate the facility to Boston Medical Center.
Link to listen to the hearing: https://www.gotomeet.me/JudgeLopez; The phone number is 832-917-1510; 590153.
Editor's note: Reporters who wish to speak to nurses at Steward-owned facilities represented by MNA (which includes all hospitals except St. Anne's) should contact David Schildmeyer in [email protected].
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