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1/16/2025
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Legislators concerned about Prospect bankruptcy; call for expedited sale
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STATE HOUSE – Several legislators in the Rhode Island House of Representatives released the following statement concerning the recent bankruptcy filing of Prospect Medical:
“As legislators representing thousands of constituents who rely on Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals, we are deeply concerned about the federal bankruptcy filing by Prospect Medical based in California. For too long these hospitals have been in peril under Prospect ownership, and we were pleased to see that the Rhode Island Attorney General and Department of Health approved the sale of the hospitals to the Centurion Foundation with significant conditions. We greatly appreciate the diligence and oversight of the Attorney General and DOH over these hospitals.
“These hospitals are critical to our communities. They have tens of thousands of emergency visits every year, many of which are behavioral health related. They are one of the largest inpatient behavioral health providers in the state. Their closure would have devastating impacts on our communities and other hospitals in the area, potentially creating serious access to critical care issues. These hospitals also serve thousands of Medicaid and Medicare patients, who may be challenged in seeking care at other hospitals. We applaud the strong support of the Attorney General and Department of Health to closely monitor the bankruptcy and hope that the court process can be expedited to approve the sale of these hospitals to Centurion and separate from Prospect once and for all,” said the legislators.
The legislators releasing the statement are Reps. Edith H. Ajello (D-Dist. 1, Providence), Nathan W. Biah Sr. (D-Dist. 3, Providence), Rebecca Kislak (D-Dist. 4, Providence), Anthony J. DeSimone (D-Dist. 5, Providence), Raymond A. Hull (D-Dist. 6, Providence, North Providence), Enrique George Sanchez (D-Dist. 9, Providence), Scott A. Slater (D-Dist. 10, Providence), Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence), Ramon A. Perez (D-Dist. 13, Providence, Johnston), Charlene M. Lima (D-Dist. 14, Cranston, Providence), Jacquelyn Baginski (D-Dist. 17, Cranston), Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick), Evan P. Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick, East Greenwich), Deborah A. Fellela (D-Dist. 43, Johnston), Gregory J. Costantino (D-Dist. 44, Lincoln, Smithfield, Johnston), Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D-Dist. 46, Lincoln, Pawtucket), Jon D. Brien (I-Dist. 49, Woonsocket, North Smithfield) William W. O’Brien (D-Dist. 54, North Providence), Arthur J. Corvese (D-Dist. 55, North Providence), Karen Alzate (D-Dist. 60, Pawtucket, Central Falls) and Alex S. Finkelman (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown).
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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