Becker's Healthcare January 6, 2025
Dallas-based Steward Health Care has closed four hospitals across Massachusetts and Pennsylvania since the for-profit health system sought Chapter 11 protection on May 6.
Steward, which once comprised 31-hospitals, has offloaded the majority of its facilities, but some of the hospital closures have left patients, employees and communities without jobs and care.
Here are four Steward hospital closures that Becker’s has reported on since the system filed for bankruptcy:
1. Steward closed Dorchester, Mass.-based Carnet Hospital on Aug. 31 after it received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez. The closure resulted in 753 employees being laid off.
2. Nashoba Valley Medical Center...