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Sen. Keenan proposes longer notice, public hearings and a state health plan to limit disruptive hospital closures
Summary
Senate Bill 873 would lengthen notice periods for hospital closures and discontinuation of essential services, require public hearings and create a health planning council to develop a biennial state health plan. Senator Keenan cited Quincy Medical Center and the Steward experience as motivating examples.
Senator John Keenan told the Joint Committee on Healthcare Finance that a bill he filed, Senate Bill 873, would strengthen notice, public‑engagement and planning requirements when hospitals propose to close or discontinue essential services.
Under the bill, hospitals would provide 180‑day notice — longer than existing statutory notice periods — for…
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