Steward Health Care System LLC

  1. July 31, 2024

    Steward Health Care Gets OK To Close 2 Mass. Hospitals

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved the closure of two Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care after the debtor said that it was unable to find buyers for them.

  2. July 30, 2024

    Mass. Says $30M Funding For Steward Will Fund Quick Sales

    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has told a Texas bankruptcy judge that its agreement to pay $30 million to debtor Steward Health Care is designed to help fund operations at the debtor's struggling hospitals while sales are pursued.

  3. July 29, 2024

    J&J Ch. 11 Tossed, Steward Gets Subpoena, Zachry Settles

    The Third Circuit threw out Johnson & Johnson's second attempt to use bankruptcy to deal with mass talc litigation, Red Lobster won court approval to solicit votes on its Chapter 11 plan, and a Senate committee voted to approve an investigation into bankrupt Steward Health Care and subpoena its chief executive officer. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  4. July 22, 2024

    Steward Health Care Finds Buyers For 2 Hospitals

    Steward Health Care has told a Delaware bankruptcy judge it has found buyers for two of the facilities in its first round of hospital sales in its Chapter 11 case, but three others had attracted no qualified bids.

  5. July 03, 2024

    Steward Health Downfall Prompts Calls For Tighter Regs

    The magnitude of the financial troubles plaguing bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care has turned the Chapter 11 case into a flash point that should prompt a regulatory overhaul, according to a new report released by advocacy group Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

  6. June 13, 2024

    Steward Health To Mediate Sale Disputes, Tap New $225M DIP

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday ordered Steward Health Care to engage in mediation with its main landlord and other parties to attempt to resolve disputes over how to allocate proceeds from the sales of Steward's hospitals, shortly after the judge gave initial approval to $225 million in bankruptcy financing the company said it desperately needed.

  7. June 03, 2024

    Judge Says It's Time For DIP Deal For Steward Healthcare

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday gave Steward Health Care permission to offer a commitment fee to induce a lender to provide it with the financing to see the hospital chain through its Chapter 11 case, while saying the company needs that final commitment soon.

  8. May 20, 2024

    Red Lobster Filing, Giuliani Deal, New Jersey's Rise As Venue

    Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in Florida with $294 million in funded debt after a failed "endless shrimp" promotion, Rudy Giuliani and two election workers who sued him for defamation said they were close to a deal to resolve a lawsuit filed in his bankruptcy case, and a top New Jersey judge disclosed the Garden State was the second-busiest bankruptcy venue over the past year.

  9. May 17, 2024

    Steward Health Ch. 11 Lifts Lid On PE In Healthcare

    Steward Health's $9 billion Chapter 11 has come under scrutiny from state attorneys general seeking to uncover why a once-rapidly growing hospital network ended up buried in debt, with authorities taking the unusual tack of turning a special eye toward its former private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management, experts told Law360.

  10. May 17, 2024

    Healthcare Co. Sues Steward In Ch. 11 Over Military Contract

    A healthcare company that provides services to members of the military and their families sued debtor Steward Health Care on Thursday in Texas bankruptcy court, asking a judge there to declare that the provider properly terminated a subcontract with Steward due to its declining financial state.