Michael Santos, a security guard, stands outside the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Mass., on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Protesters wanting to keep two Massachusetts hospitals open gather in front of the statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Protesters wanting to keep two Massachusetts hospitals open gather in front of the statehouse in Boston on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Protesters wanting to keep two Massachusetts hospitals open gather in front of the statehouse in Boston on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

A direction board stands outside Carney Hospital in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Heartfelt notes are written on windows outside of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Mass., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

A direction board stands outside Carney Hospital in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Christina Hernon, an emergency physician, stands outside the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Mass., on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

A sign pushing to keep the hospital open stands outside Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Carney Hospital is seen in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Carney Hospital is seen in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)