Connecticut
Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy, casting uncertainty over its Connecticut hospitals
Prospect listed over $400 million in debts but promised to keep its hospitals open.
Janice Hur
Staff Reporter
Tim Tai, Senior Photographer
On Jan. 11, Prospect Medical Holdings, the owner of three hospitals in Connecticut, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Prospect’s filing listed debts of more than $400 million. The company hopes the bankruptcy process will allow it to expedite the sale of hospitals outside its home state, California, while stabilizing its financial footing.
In a press release, Prospect promised that all of its hospitals, medical centers and physician offices would remain open and provide uninterrupted patient care and services during the bankruptcy process.
“Prospect’s decision to file for bankruptcy is much larger than just the state of Connecticut – this is a national matter and of grave concern to many hospitals around the country,” a Yale New Haven Health spokesperson wrote to the News.
YNHH is in a legal battle over the $435 million hospital deal to acquire Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals. In a lawsuit filed last year, YNHH alleged Prospect’s financial instability and mismanagement, citing inadequate investments, unpaid pension plans and growing debt.
Prospect’s bankruptcy filing also comes after months of legal battles with state governments, including Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, over allegations of financial mismanagement and underinvestment in their hospital systems. CBS News previously reported that in 2018, Prospect’s private equity owners took out a $1.12 billion loan which they used to issue its leadership a $457 million dividend.
Prospect cited the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and increased health plan denials as reasons for its financial woes.
Last week, a bipartisan Senate committee released a report with what it described as “overwhelming evidence of financial mismanagement” at Prospect, as the company’s “pursuit of financial results overshadowed priorities like patient safety and sustainable business operations.”
A Prospect spokesperson denied the allegations and claimed that the Senate report “drew false conclusions and omitted key facts.”
The bankruptcy filing needs to be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Bankruptcy’s fallout in Connecticut
As Prospect’s bankruptcy proceedings unfold, state officials, hospital leaders and legislators are working to ensure continuity of patient care and stability within Connecticut’s healthcare system.
Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals — Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital — provide critical services to their local communities, including emergency care, inpatient treatments and outpatient clinics.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has emphasized the importance of maintaining operations at these facilities and has announced steps to oversee the process.
“We have a cross-agency team in place to ensure hospital operations continue uninterrupted and that employees and vendors continue to be compensated, as required by court orders,” Lamont said in a press release. “Our number one priority remains maintaining safety and quality of care at Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals.”
State Attorney General William Tong emphasized that Prospect Medical Holdings remains accountable for its obligations to patients, employees and creditors.
Some legislators, including state Sen. Jeffrey Gordon, have called for swift and decisive action to address the potential fallout from the bankruptcy.
In an email to the News, Gordon described the bankruptcy filing as serious but expressed confidence in the state’s ability to manage the crisis. He highlighted the importance of prioritizing patient care and employee protection during this period of uncertainty.
“We cannot have Prospect Medical Holdings’ hospitals and ECHN close. They remain open, even through bankruptcy proceedings. I encourage people who need medical care to still seek it, especially during an emergency,” Gordon wrote to the News.
Gordon also renewed calls for the legislature to address issues tied to private equity in healthcare.
He has introduced the Putting Patients Over Profits Act, which would ban private equity from purchasing hospitals in Connecticut, prevent the sale of hospital land and assets to third parties for profit and strengthen protections for healthcare professionals against undue corporate influence.
Gordon described the bill as essential for maintaining the integrity of Connecticut’s healthcare system and ensuring that patient care remains the top priority.
“If this situation is not dealt with fully and soon, then it could have major, adverse impacts upon healthcare,” Gordon wrote to the News.
Less than a year ago, another major hospital system, Steward Health Care, filed for bankruptcy, sparking a backlash against private equity’s involvement in healthcare.
Prospect Medical Holdings was established in 1996.
Connecticut
Body recovered after Bloomfield house fire and explosion
A body was recovered after a house explosion resulting in a house fire in the area of Banbury Lane on Monday night.
Fire Marshal Roger Nelson says they recovered a body around 1:15 on Tuesday morning. The identity of the body found will not be released at this time.
When officers arrived around 6:11 p.m. they encountered the house fully in flames, police said.
According to police, the fire department was able to extinguish the fire, but the house sustained devastating damage.
There are no criminal aspects related to this incident at this time.
The incident was contained to the one house.
Connecticut
Exclusive | Ex-CBS anchor Josh Elliott back on Connecticut dating scene after ugly Liz Cho split
Ex-CBS host Josh Elliott is looking for love eight months after he filed for divorce from “Eyewitness News” anchor Liz Cho.
“Josh is out and about on the dating scene in Fairfield County,” a spy exclusively tells Page Six. “He’s been seen at the bars in the area where middle-aged singles congregate.”
A second source tells Page Six, “Josh isn’t dating anyone, but he is open to meeting people. His daughter is his priority.”
Page Six can also reveal that Elliott moved out of his and Cho’s estimated $4.2 million Connecticut marital home in January.
In court papers dated Jan. 29 and obtained by Page Six, Cho revealed Elliott moved out of their home and into a new residence without her knowledge.
Cho claimed she was notified by Optimum on Jan. 21, regarding her ex installing internet at his new home.
“The Defendant learned for the first time from said communication that on or about January 15, 2026, the Plaintiff secured an unfurnished rental residence located in Southport, Connecticut,” the filing read.
“It is now clear that the Plaintiff surreptitiously entered a new lease…” the court papers continued.
A rep for Elliott did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Page Six broke the ousted CBS anchor filed for divorce from Cho after a decade of marriage on June 20, 2025.
“The marriage of the parties has broken down irretrievably,” the court papers read. Elliott asked for a “dissolution of the marriage” and for “an equitable distribution of all property, both real and personal.”
Cho responded to her estranged husband’s complaint on Nov. 6 and filed a cross-complaint against him. She also stated their marriage “has broken down irretrievably.”
The divorce became messy when Cho requested “copies of written correspondence, emails, cards, WeChat messages, Facebook messages, social media messaging, instant messaging, telephonic text messages, transcribed voicemail messages or any written forms of communication” between Elliott and “any person, other than the defendant, with whom [Elliott] have or have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, from July 11, 2015, to the present.”
Elliott objected the request on the “grounds that the time frame of the request for production is unreasonable, unnecessary, harassing and not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.”
Cho also requested “monies spent for the benefit of any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, other than the defendant,” “property given or transferred by you to any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, other than the defendant,” “monies spent for your benefit by any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship with, other than the defendant.”
The TV personality in addition requested financial records, documentation proving Elliott’s search for employment — as he was ousted from CBS in 2017 — travel invoices, and more. Elliott objected to the requests.
A source close to the couple previously told Page Six, “This is standard in a divorce. Her lawyer is doing a thorough document request. The documents she is requesting are standard.” The insider also insisted there is no evidence Elliott had a relationship with anyone outside the marriage.
Also in the Jan. 29 court filing, Cho filed a motion for contempt against Elliott regarding their jointly owned marital Connecticut mansion.
Cho claimed Elliott arranged for a moving truck to come to the marital residence while she was on vacation with her daughter on Jan. 19.
Cho claimed Elliott moved a “significant amount of furniture and furnishings from the marital residence,” and their “two Portuguese water dogs,” which she alleged at the time of the filing were not returned.
The court docs continued to allege, “On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, [Cho] realized that she was missing a valuable watch and earrings from her jewelry bag. As [Elliott] is the only other person who had access to the missing watch and jewelry, [Cho] believes [Elliott] is in possession of such personal property.”
She claimed his alleged actions are a “willful violation” of the court’s orders.
The insider alleged Elliott was the one to take care of the dogs and that he took “a small amount of furniture.”
In Elliott’s response to her filing, he objected to her request and claimed her allegations are “false and inflammatory.”
He claimed in court papers, “[Cho] alleges [Elliott] ‘ransacked’ and ‘abandoned’ the marital residence — claims that are patently false and intended to annoy, harass and intimidate [Elliott].
“[Elliott] did not ransack the marital home. He did not damage the property. He did not render the residence uninhabitable. He removed limited personal property and furnishings so he would have a safe haven from [Cho’s] escalating and erratic behavior direct at not only [Elliott], but his minor child as well.”
In a separate filing, he continued to defend his actions by alleging, “[Elliott] removed only limited furniture items and furnishings, many from the basement, solely to furnish a new residence after removing himself and his child from a hostile environment created by [Cho]. All property remains intact and subject to equitable distribution.”
In regard to the jewelry claim, Elliott said, “Perhaps most egregious is [Cho’s] baseless accusation that [Elliott] stole her jewelry. This allegation is made without evidence, without corroboration and without even a good-faith attempt to verify the truth.”
He then accused her of “monitoring and listening to [Elliott’s] private phone calls; rifling through [Elliott’s] personal belongings and closet; leaving the marital residence for extended periods without communication despite the presence of two dogs requiring daily care” and more claims.
He is requesting that the court deny her motion for contempt and they are due in court on March 20.
Lawyers for Cho and Elliott did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment regarding the divorce.
Elliott, 54, and Cho, 55, met while working for ABC and got married in July 2015.
This was the second marriage for both, as they each share a daughter from their previous relationships.
Cho has been with ABC on “Eyewitness News” since 2003, while Elliott was with ABC’s “Good Morning America” from 2011 to 2014.
After a brief stint with NBC, he joined CBSN as lead daytime anchor in March 2016. Nearly a year later, he was let go from the company.
Elliott has been out of the spotlight in recent years, but is now in talks to join Gayle King and Nate Burleson on “CBS Mornings,” Awful Announcing reported.
Connecticut
Man charged with murder in Hartford
A man was charged with murder and interfering with police on Sunday night.
According to police, officers were dispatched to an apartment on Washington Street for a wellness check of a woman who was reportedly unconscious and not breathing.
When officers arrived, they made contact with a man in the apartment who refused to cooperate and would not allow officers access. They then had to force entry into the apartment where they located the victim suffering from severe head trauma as well as the aggressive male, police said.
The man was secured and transported to the Hartford Police Detention Facility and is being held on a million-dollar bond.
The victim was revealed to be 76-year-old Linda Anthony and was pronounced deceased on scene.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
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