Boston City Council Seeks Public Health Emergency Declaration To Keep Carney Hospital Open

By Beth Germano, CBS Boston

August 8, 2024

BOSTON - The Boston City Council has approved a resolution that calls on the city to declare a public health emergency as Steward Health Care moves to close Carney Hospital in Dorchester by the end of the month.

"The loss of Carney Hospital would pose significant risk to the health and wellbeing of the communities served by these facilities, particularly a significant population from communities of color and economically disadvantaged residents disproportionately impacted by services closures," the resolution reads.

"Eighty to 100 emergency visits a day, that's roughly 30,000 emergency department visits per year," said Councilor John Fitzgerald, one of the sponsors of the resolution who laid out the stakes during the weekly council meeting. He was joined by another sponsor Councilor Ed Flynn. "At the end of the day we have to ask ourselves have we done everything in our power to keep it open," said Flynn.

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