[5] On May 6, 2024, Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, raising uncertainty for the hospital's future.

[6][7][8] 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,[9] the system reported in late July that Nashoba Valley Medical Center, along with Carney Hospital in Boston, would close on or around August 31 having received no "qualified bids.

[11] On August 1, 2024, a Texas bankruptcy judge approved for the closure of Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

[13] On January 22, 2025, it was reported that UMass Memorial Health would be opening an emergency department that would replace the former Nashoba Valley Medical Center.