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Lonestarblue

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1. Steward Healthcare is a private equity firm that spent money on corporate jets instead of needed equipment.

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Sat Jul 27, 2024, 07:35 PM

Jul 2024

After a pregnant woman died because the equipment needed to save her had been repossessed for nonpayment, the state got involved and is forcing this sale. The CEO had purchased two jets for luxury trips to Europe and other parts of the world but thought it unnecessary to have life-saving equipment in hospitals. Total scum.

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Bankrupt Steward Health to close two Massachusetts hospitals [View all] Eugene Jul 2024 OP

Steward Healthcare is a private equity firm that spent money on corporate jets instead of needed equipment. Lonestarblue Jul 2024 #1

I used to work at one of their hospitals in Methuen, MA King_Klonopin Jul 2024 #2