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S1622 • 2025

Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group

Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group

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Sponsor
Michael F. Rush
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group

Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group By Mr.
  • Rush, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No.
  • 1622) of Michael F.
  • Rush that provisions be made to for a working group (including members of the General Court) relative to Norwood Hospital.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  3. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-09-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group
By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1622) of Michael F. Rush that provisions be made to for a working group (including members of the General Court) relative to Norwood Hospital. Public Health.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1622

Resolved,
the secretary of health and human services shall convene a working group to study and make recommendations to establish and operate an acute care hospital in the town of Norwood. The working group shall: (i) study the scope of care provided by Norwood Hospital as previously operated by Steward Health Care prior to June 28 of 2020; (ii) solicit input from stakeholders as well as experts in construction, hospital operation, and public health; (iii) issue recommendations with the goal of creating an acute care hospital in the town of Norwood which to provide comparable service to that in Norwood prior to June 28 of 2020.

The secretary shall or their designee shall serve on the working group as its chair and shall appoint the following members to the working group: the commissioner of the Massachusetts department of public health or their designee; the representative of the 12th Norfolk district in the Massachusetts house of representatives or their designee; the senator representing the Norfolk and Suffolk district in the Massachusetts senate or their designee; the representative of Massachusetts’s 8th congressional district in the United States house of representatives or their designee; 1 member who shall represent the Massachusetts Nurses Association; 1 member who shall represent Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts; the chief of the fire department in the town of Norwood or their designee; the chief of the police department in the town of Norwood or their designee; and the chair of the Norwood select board.

The working group shall first convene no later than 30 days after the final passage of this act and shall issue a report of its findings and any recommendation with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on public health, and the joint committee on ways and means not later than 120 days after its initial meeting.

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