Prospect Medical Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and it could affect multiple hospitals in Connecticut.
According to Governor Ned Lamont, despite the filing, the three hospitals (Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital) will remain open and the state will hold Prospect accountable to provide quality care to communities that rely on those hospitals.
“We have a cross-agency team in place to ensure hospital operations continue uninterrupted and that employees and vendors continue to be compensated, as required by court orders. As part of this response, we are in touch with management at these local hospitals, representatives for hospital staff, and local elected officials,” Lamont said in part in a statement on Sunday…