Where are we going to go?: Mass DPH hears desperate pleas to keep Carney Hospital open Boston 25 News [Video]

BOSTON — Hundreds of people showed up to a public hearing scheduled by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to share their concerns about the planned closure of Carney Hospital.

Steward Health Care said it still plans to close Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer because it’s received no qualified bids.

Steward also said it has reached an agreement to sell its nationwide physicians network to a private equity firm.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health said it is in the process of gathering public comment through Tuesday’s hearing in Dorchester, a virtual hearing on Wednesday, and a hearing scheduled in Devens on Thursday.

DPH did not respond directly to comments and questions at Tuesday’s hearing where dozens of people took the podium.

“Everybody in Boston is going to suffer because we’re going to be overloaded,” said Simone Smith with 1199 SEIU. “People are going to …