A new approach to finish construction and reopen Norwood Hospital is gaining late-session momentum on Beacon Hill.
The House last week passed redrafted legislation (H 5553) authorizing the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to take the land parcel that the under-construction hospital sits on by eminent domain “for the purpose of ensuring access to health care for the public.” The Senate gave the bill initial approval during its informal session Monday.
DCAMM would transfer the land to the Department of Public Health, which could then sell, lease or transfer the property to a “qualified nonprofit hospital operator,” according to the bill originally sponsored by Rep. John Rogers of Norwood…