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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Gov. Maura Healey called on Steward Health Care's CEO Tuesday to transfer the company's hospitals to new operators and to produce financial records that the company had previously refused to submit to the state, according to a press release from the governor's office.
"For years, you have refused to engage in the same level of basic transparency that every other system in Massachusetts offers by not releasing your audited financial statements," Healey wrote in a letter to Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre.
According to the letter, the documents would shed light on how Steward allocates its resources and whether the company prioritizes profits over patient care.
Healey also demanded Steward ensure appropriate staffing and supply levels in their hospitals and open their facilities to increased Department of Public Health monitoring.
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Last year a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled the Center for Health Information and Analysis had the authority to demand financial documents from Steward, but the case remains under appeal.
In her letter, Healey stipulated the end of the day on Feb. 23 as the deadline for de la Torre to produce the documents.
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