Steward Health Care Crisis
Stories about the fallout in Massachusetts following Steward Health Care's bankruptcy.
Judge allows bankrupt Steward to keep employee retirement funds
Some former Steward employees participated in deferred compensation plans, investing tens of millions from their salaries. A bankruptcy court has ordered the funds go to pay off some of the...
Beacon Hill salvages Steward crisis bill in final hours of the year
Lawmakers rushed a hospital oversight bill to Gov. Maura Healey on Monday, agreeing on policy responses to the Steward Health Care crisis that aim to better regulate private equity firms...
Some ex-Steward hospitals are abandoning their Catholic roots. Here's what it means
The Boston Archdiocese is demanding that three former Steward hospitals — St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital — change their names and return certain...
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center's property owner sues state over eminent domain taking
The landlord of St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton has made good on its promise to fight the state's takeover of the hospital by eminent domain.
Sale of Steward's doctors network is finalized, new owners rebrand as Revere Medical
The sale of Steward Health Care's physician network to the Rural Healthcare Group has been finalized. Stewardship Health was among the largest Medicare accountable care organizations in the United States.
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Steward abandoning under-construction Norwood Hospital and nearby clinics
Steward Health Care moved Monday to abandon the under-construction Norwood Hospital property and close four nearby outpatient clinics. The hospital itself has not been open since a June 2020 flood...
Former Steward workers are hopeful as new owners take over, but challenges remain
As new owners take over five former Steward hospitals in Massachusetts, they face a number of challenges. One of the most significant may be integrating thousands of former Steward employees...
Steward wraps hospital operations in Mass. this week. Here's where the deals stand
Monday is set to be the last day Steward Health Care operates hospitals in Massachusetts. WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing speaks with reporter Deborah Becker on the Steward hearing...
Ralph de la Torre, CEO of bankrupt Steward Health Care, to resign
De la Torre's resignation comes as proceedings continue in Steward's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which so far have resulted in the closure or transfer of seven Massachusetts hospitals.
Senate committee holds Steward Health CEO in contempt
A U.S. Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt after he refused to testify publicly about his company’s...
Senators slam Steward Health Care CEO, plan contempt vote
U.S. Senators on Thursday called Steward Health Care’s CEO the poster child for corporate greed in health care and vowed to vote next week to hold him in civil and...
Members of Mass. congressional delegation call for contempt vote after Steward CEO declines to testify
U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren on Thursday pledged action against Steward Health Care’s chief executive for flouting a Congressional subpoena, saying they would move to hold him in...
What's Mass. spending to keep Steward's hospitals afloat? At least $489 million
State officials in Massachusetts confirmed Thursday they expect to provide more than $489 million to help hospitals owned by the bankrupt, for-profit company Steward Health Care transition to new owners...
Judge approves sales of 5 Steward hospitals in Mass.
At a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Judge Christopher Lopez approved the sale of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Holy Family...
Lawrence General Hospital CEO explains deal to take over Steward-owned Holy Family Hospital
Dr. Abha Agrawal, CEO of Lawrence General Hospital, joined Weekend Edition to discuss the hospital's attempts to take control of Holy Family Hospital.
As Carney Hospital in Dorchester closes, nurse reflects on decades of community care
On Saturday, as Carney Hospital in Dorchester closed its doors, nurse Elaine Graves joined Weekend Edition. She had worked at the hospital for nearly 50 years.
Steward inks deal for St. Elizabeth's and Good Samaritan medical centers
Steward Health Care has reached an agreement to sell St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston and Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton to Boston Medical Center for $140 million. The...
Anger and grief rock residents of Ayer and Dorchester as Steward hospitals close for good
Steward is closing Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. In both communities, patients and employees are saying a painful...
Signed deals emerge for 3 of Steward's Mass. hospitals
The Rhode Island-based health system Lifespan said it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton for $175 million. Lawrence...
Activists decry this weekend's closure of Carney and Nashoba hospitals
Two communities are bracing for the closure this weekend of community hospitals that serve hundreds of thousands of people -- though activists said they're not giving up on getting them...