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Mass. officials say Steward hospitals will stay open after Chapter 11 filing, urge patients to keep appointments
Summary
Governor Healy, Attorney General Andrea Campbell and public-health officials said Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 early today; state monitors are on-site, a call center and a mass.gov resources page will go live, and the Commonwealth will press for patient protections and accountability.
Governor Healy announced that Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early this morning and said the Commonwealth has been preparing for the possibility.
"This bankruptcy is something that our administration has been preparing for," Healy said, and she urged people to continue to seek care at Steward facilities: "Hospitals are operating as usual, and the Department of Public Health remains on-site at these facilities to ensure that they are providing the highest standard of care that all Massachusetts patients are entitled to." The governor said Steward operates eight hospitals in Massachusetts that collectively employ about 16,000 people and serve roughly 200,000 patients annually.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh said the filing…
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