Steward Health Care seeks bankruptcy protections

@commonhealth— After months of uncertainty about its future, the nation’s largest private, for-profit hospital chain has filed for bankruptcy. The future of its eight Massachusetts hospitals remains a vexing question mark.

WKBN.com—Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A case filed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy is frequently referred to as a “reorganization” bankruptcy, according to United States Courts.

WJAR—Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Steward Health Care, a hospital system who operates numerous hospitals in Massachusetts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.

MassLive.com—Embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy. The company had faced increasing financial peril in recent months, prompting heightened scrutiny from state and federal officials in Massachusetts.