Opposition Builds To Sale Of Saints Medical Center To Steward
LOWELL (CBS) - Opposition is lining up against Steward Health Care's plan to buy Saints Medical Center in Lowell. The chief executive of Lowell General Hospital, which lost the bidding war to buy Saints, says he will challenge the deal before state regulators.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Anthony Silva reports
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A group of doctors at Saints are also strongly opposed. Dr. Peter Gorlin has been in the emergency room there for 30 years and he says many doctors are talking about leaving if the sale goes through.
In a letter to Saints physicians, Dr. Gorlin labeled the choice of Steward as the "single worst for us." Saints' affiliation with Tufts Medical Center would be dropped, and the hospital would switch from non-profit to profit-making under Steward.
