Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, criticized Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre for defying a Senate committee subpoena. De la Torre's lawyers cited a federal court order preventing him from discussing ongoing reorganization and settlement efforts as the reason for his non-compliance.
Steward Health Care, which operates around 30 hospitals nationwide, filed for bankruptcy in May. Despite efforts to sell its Massachusetts hospitals, bids for Carney Hospital in Boston and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer fell short, leading to their closure. The sale of Steward's other Massachusetts hospitals was approved by a federal bankruptcy court.
