Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide

By STEVE LeBLANC
Associated Press

Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based company said it does not expect interruptions in its hospitals’ day-to-day operations. The company says those will continue in the ordinary course throughout the Chapter 11 process. The company says in court filings Tuesday that Steward initiated in late January a “phased marketing process” for the sale of its hospital facilities. The company says in its court filings that it is marketing all the more than 30 hospitals it operates nationwide.