FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969

SENATOR ANWAR RELEASES STATEMENT ON PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS DECLARING BANKRUPTCY

Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor), the Senate Chair of the Public Health Committee, released the following statement after Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy:

“The news of Prospect Medical Holdings declaring bankruptcy is both disturbing and deeply disappointing. It sends ripples of uncertainty through the three hospitals affected, as well as the communities and families who rely on these institutions. I am working to determine how this will impact our state and am adamant that care cannot be compromised now more than ever. State leadership including Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong and my fellow state legislators is deeply engaged in this issue and in close contact with Prospect Medical Holdings’ leadership to address this situation with urgency and clarity.

Our top priority is—and always will be—our patients and healthcare workers. These are the people at the heart of our healthcare system, and they deserve our unwavering support.

We are committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure continuity of care, safeguard jobs, and maintain the quality and accessibility of healthcare in the communities served by these hospitals.”