Gov. Healey will not stop Leominster maternity unit from closing
Meanwhile, the City of Leominster is filing a lawsuit seeking to temporarily stop the closure on procedural grounds.
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Meanwhile, the City of Leominster is filing a lawsuit seeking to temporarily stop the closure on procedural grounds.
An 11th-hour plea to Governor Maura Healey to use her executive powers to halt the closure was denied.
UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close the Leominster Hospital maternity ward sends a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the Department of Public Health needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, which must provide the DPH with the authority to make shuttering a vital medical service a difficult, pains-taking process.
UMass Memorial Health made their decision to close the maternity ward final with the release of two documents on Monday.
UMass Memorial Health made their decision to close the maternity ward final with the release of two documents on Monday.