An Act authorizing the University of Massachusetts Building Authority to purchase and construct a hospital in the town of Norwood to be operated by UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc

SD 1043 authorizes the University of Massachusetts Building Authority to purchase land and construct a new hospital in Norwood (specifically at 800 Washington Street) to be operated by UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. The bill amends state law to include Norwood in the University of Massachusetts medical school campus locations and defines key terms related to the hospital's operation. It permits the Authority to use eminent domain for land acquisition or enter purchase agreements, and allows bond financing for construction costs. The legislation also establishes procedures for transferring management of the hospital's clinical division to UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. as a nonprofit entity, with restrictions on future asset sales to for-profit organizations.