Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said Friday that agreements in principle had been reached to transfer operations of four Steward hospitals – Saint Anne’s Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Holy Family Hospitals and Morton Hospital – to new operators. The Healey-Driscoll administration will then take control of Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood through expropriation to ease the transition to a new owner and keep the hospital open.
When the deals are finalized, Lawrence General Hospital will become the new operator of Holy Family’s two locations in Haverhill and Methuen. Lifespan would take over operations at Morton and Saint Anne’s, and Boston Medical Center would take over Good Samaritan as well as Saint Elizabeth’s after the acquisition process is complete.
To support the new operators, the Healey-Driscoll administration has worked closely with the Legislature to develop a financing plan that includes cash advances, capital support and maximizing federal grants. These actions will not impact the Carney or Nashoba Valley hospitals, which Steward Health announced they would close after receiving no qualified offers.
Pictured: St. Elizabeth.
