[8] On May 6, 2024, Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, raising uncertainty for Carney Hospital's future.

[9][10][11] Over the next several months, Steward began searching for potential buyers for all of its hospitals across the country through court-guided auctions.

Despite reports from state government that Steward had received bids for all of its hospitals in Massachusetts,[12] the system reported in late July that Carney Hospital, along with Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, would close on or around August 31 having received no "qualified bids.

"[13] This was met with resistance by the public and government officials who planned to fight the hospital's closure, with emphasis specifically on the planned closure date being at odds with state requirements of 120 days' notice of any cessation of essential health services.

[14] However, on August 1, a Texas bankruptcy judge approved for the closure of Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

While speaking to a crowd "at South Boston's busy Perkins Square," journalist Walter Winchell narrowly survives an assassination attempt and is "driven to Carney Hospital on Telegraph Hill," where he is treated "for facial wounds and minor burns."