A closed sign is posted on a glass door at a entrance to a building on grounds of the closed Carney Hospital, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
A passer-by walks past an entrance to St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
A senior shuttle bus going to a nearby retirement home rolls past a "Save Nashoba Hospital" sign displayed outside the former Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which closed on Aug. 31, 2024 and was part of the bankrupt Steward Health Care company, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ayer, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, speaks with Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, after a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee business meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)