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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1041 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1622
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael F. Rush
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying
resolve:
Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael F. RushNorfolk and Suffolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1041 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1622
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.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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Resolve establishing a Norwood Hospital working group.
1 Resolved, the secretary of health and human services shall convene a working group to
2study and make recommendations to establish and operate an acute care hospital in the town of
3Norwood. The working group shall: (i) study the scope of care provided by Norwood Hospital as
4previously operated by Steward Health Care prior to June 28 of 2020; (ii) solicit input from
5stakeholders as well as experts in construction, hospital operation, and public health; (iii) issue
6recommendations with the goal of creating an acute care hospital in the town of Norwood which
7to provide comparable service to that in Norwood prior to June 28 of 2020.
8 The secretary shall or their designee shall serve on the working group as its chair and
9shall appoint the following members to the working group: the commissioner of the
10Massachusetts department of public health or their designee; the representative of the 12th
11Norfolk district in the Massachusetts house of representatives or their designee; the senator
12representing the Norfolk and Suffolk district in the Massachusetts senate or their designee; the
13representative of Massachusetts’s 8th congressional district in the United States house of
14representatives or their designee; 1 member who shall represent the Massachusetts Nurses 2 of 2
15Association; 1 member who shall represent Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts; the chief
16of the fire department in the town of Norwood or their designee; the chief of the police
17department in the town of Norwood or their designee; and the chair of the Norwood select board.
18 The working group shall first convene no later than 30 days after the final passage of this
19act and shall issue a report of its findings and any recommendation with the clerks of the house
20of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on public health, and the joint committee
21on ways and means not later than 120 days after its initial meeting.