SENATOR ANWAR RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH LAWSUIT AGAINST PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS

Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor), Senate Chair of the Public Health Committee, released the following statement in response to a Connecticut Mirror story published May 3, 2024 regarding a lawsuit filed by Yale New Haven Health against Prospect Medical Holdings, seeking to be released from a contract for the purchase of Manchester Memorial, Rockville General and Waterbury Hospitals:

“While the negotiations over this sale stretch into their third year and a gap between the two parties remains, my focus is trained on the approximately 500,000 Connecticut residents and thousands of vital, community-supporting health care jobs whose care and livelihoods are at the center of this conversation. While I respect the disagreements between these two parties, we need to make sure the wellbeing of patients and the continued employment of all those engaged in providing high-quality medical care remain protected above all else. I urge both parties to come to the table and continue renegotiating instead of abandoning this agreement, the fallout of which could be devastating for countless individuals relying on these hospitals. I will do everything in my power to keep this conversation active; despite these disagreements, our health care priorities first and foremost must be the greater good of Connecticut’s citizens.”