Norwood and surrounding cities are watching as the legislative clock ticks down on Beacon Hill. The House passed a bill allowing the state to take the property by eminent domain and seek a hospital operator.
Local Impact
Much of the region is urging Mass. lawmakers to act on Norwood Hospital, which has been closed since 2020 due to severe flooding. Rebuilding efforts stalled in 2024 amid the Steward Healthcare bankruptcy saga.
“A couple days to go, we need to get it done,” Walpole Select Board member Jim O’Neil said. “It’s time to do something and eminent domain appears to be that route.”
Locals are watching closely as the days turn to minutes and they wait for action. “Time is running out,” Norwood resident Mike Connors said.
Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.
