Steward Health Care's Closing Of Carney Hospital Will Not Be Stopped By Boston Or State Of Massachusetts

By Louisa Moller, CBS Boston

August 14, 2024

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Boston Public Health Commission have no plans to take over Carney Hospital by eminent domain, officials told a crowd of Carney employees on Tuesday night.

Dozens of employees of the Dorchester Community Hospital came to a public meeting required by law because of Carney's proposed closure. What some thought could be a last-ditch effort to influence stakeholders turned into a stark reality.

"Declaring a public health emergency will not give the city, Mayor Wu, or I the regulatory authority, the licensure ability, or most importantly the money that it will take to run Carney Hospital, even in the short term," Boston Public Health Commission Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu told the crowd.

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