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\u00a0Massachusetts has agreed to provide about $30 million to help support the operations of six hospitals that Steward Health Care is trying to turn over to new owners after\u00a0declaring bankruptcy<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year, according to court filings.<\/p>\n The latest update comes as Steward announced Friday that it was\u00a0closing two hospitals<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center \u2014 because it received no qualified bids for either facility.<\/p>\n In a court filing late Friday, Steward announced it had received a commitment from Massachusetts \u201cto provide approximately $30 million of funding support for the hospitals\u2019 operations as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dallas-based company also said in the court filing that the company remains steadfast in their goal of doing everything within their power to keep their 31 hospitals open.<\/p>\n In May, Steward said it planned to\u00a0sell off all its hospitals<\/a>\u00a0after announcing that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. The company\u2019s hospitals are scattered across eight states.<\/p>\n The $30 million is meant to ensure that Steward\u2019s hospitals in Massachusetts can continue to operate through the end of August, according to Gov. Maura Healey\u2019s administration. The funding will help make sure patients can continue to access care and workers can keep their jobs until Carney and Nashoba Valley close and the remaining five hospitals are transitioned to new owners.<\/p>\n Carney Hospital is located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and Nashoba Valley Medical Center is in Ayer, a town about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Boston.<\/p>\n The payments are advances on Medicaid funds that the state owes Steward and are being provided contingent upon an orderly movement toward new ownership. The $30 million is also contingent on Steward hitting milestones and cannot be used for rental payments, debt service or management fees.<\/p>\n Healey said \u201cnot a dime\u201d of the $30 million will go to Steward but will instead help ensure a smooth transition to new ownership.<\/p>\n Asked if there is anything the state can do to keep Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center open \u2014 including state receivership \u2014 Healey turned the focus back on Steward and embattled CEO Ralph de la Torre.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s Steward\u2019s decision to close these hospitals, there\u2019s nothing that the state can do, that I can do, that I have to power to do, to keep that from happening,\u201d Healey told reporters. \u201cBut I\u2019ve also said from the beginning that we are focused on health care.\u201d<\/p>\n She said that focus includes saving the six Steward hospitals which have bidders.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are in this situation, and it\u2019s outrageous that we are in this situation, all because of the greed of one individual, Ralph de la Torre, and the management team at Steward,\u201d Healey said. \u201cI know Steward is not trustworthy and that\u2019s why I\u2019ve said from the beginning I want Steward out of Massachusetts yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n On Thursday, a Senate committee voted\u00a0to authorize an investigation<\/a>\u00a0into Steward\u2019s bankruptcy and to subpoena de la Torre.<\/p>\n The subpoena would compel de la Torre to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey,\u00a0has also sought reassurances<\/a>\u00a0that workers at hospitals owned by Steward will have their health care and retirement benefits protected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nView the new Fortune 50 Best Places to Live for Families list. Discover the 2024 top destinations across the U.S. for multigenerational families to live, thrive, and find community. Explore the list<\/a>.<\/div>\n