Gov. Maura Healey hails Brown Health takeover of Saint Annes, says move preserved jobs and access to care

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At an event in Fall River, Gov. Maura Healey and Brown University Health officials marked Brown Healths acquisition of Saint Annes Hospital, crediting state intervention, unions and hospital partners with saving local services and approximately 1,500 jobs at the site while noting continuing capital needs.

Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday joined local officials and Brown University Health leaders in Fall River to mark Brown Healths takeover of Saint Annes Hospital, calling the transition a coordinated effort that preserved services and jobs after the prior operator entered bankruptcy.

"We were able to save hospitals, to protect jobs, and to protect the stability of a health care market and access to critically needed care," Healey said, adding that efforts to stabilize Steward facilities statewide helped save roughly 13,000 jobs and about 1,500 positions at Saint Annes.

Why it matters: State officials and union leaders framed the acquisition as the result of sustained advocacy and operational intervention after Steward Health Care facilities faced financial collapse. Healey credited the Department of Public Health, the state incident command structure, labor unions including 1199 SEIU and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, and partner hospitals and payers for…

Gov. Maura Healey hails Brown Health takeover of Saint Annes, says move preserved jobs and access to care

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