Tewksbury, Mass.-headquartered has of Putnam, Conn.-based , including Day Kimball Hospital.
Day Kimball Healthcare, like other small, rural community health networks, is saddled with debt.
, a nonprofit group, had on the grounds that the Catholic-run health care system would create barriers to access transgender and reproductive care, including abortion procedures and access to contraceptives.
Karen Sullivan, a spokesperson for Covenant, sent a statement to 黑料新闻 confirming that the regulatory approval 鈥� or CON [Certificate of Need] application 鈥� has been withdrawn with the 黑料新闻 Office of Health Strategy.
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Sullivan declined to comment further.
R. Kyle Kramer, CEO of Day Kimball Healthcare, on the group鈥檚 website that while Day Kimball is 鈥渄isappointed by Covenant鈥檚 decision,鈥� the management is 鈥渆xploring discussions with other potential future partners to preserve essential hospital services in the northeastern 黑料新闻 community.鈥�
John Brady, vice president at AFT 黑料新闻, said roughly 5,000 of their union members live close to the hospital and depend on it for care, even though they don鈥檛 work there. The union had opposed the takeover, fearing the loss of reproductive rights.
鈥淚f Day Kimball is having difficulties, if they can鈥檛 find a suitable partner, perhaps the state of 黑料新闻 can put some money forward,鈥� he said.
