Months after Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy forced the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, first responders in the area are calling for help from Massachusetts leaders.
Over a dozen fire chiefs from communities in the area say their emergency medical services are on the verge of collapsing. They signed a letter to Gov. Maura Healey last month, along with town leaders and state lawmakers.
“The closure of the NVMC has created a crisis situation for Emergency Medical Services on multiple fronts due to the increased distances and times for ambulances and first responders to travel outside of the Nashoba Valley to Leominster, Concord, Lowell, or Nashua, NH,” the letter reads…