Steward hospitals in Massachusetts transition to new owners [Video]

Massachusetts hospitals that survived Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy are now being operated by a trio of local hospital groups. As of Monday morning, Gov. Maura Healey’s office confirmed that Lifespan is the new operator of Morton Hospital and Saint Anne’s Hospital; Lawrence General Hospital is the new operator of Holy Family Hospital-Methuen and Holy Family Hospital-Haverhill; and Boston Medical Center is the new operator of Good Samaritan and St. Elizabeth’s. “Today, these hospitals are freed from Steward’s greed and mismanagement, and start fresh with established, reputable and local operators,” the governor said in a statement. “They are ready to not only keep these hospitals going, but to enhance the care they provide and strengthen the communities that depend on them.”Lawrence General Hospital held a ceremony Tuesday morning to “mark the preservation of these vital community assets and the beginning of a new regional health care system for the Merrimack Valley.” …