Steward Health Care’s decision to leave the Massachusetts market amid its ongoing bankruptcy has expanded to include a set of satellite offices serving some of the patient population already living without a full service medical care facility in their community following the closure of Norton Hospital.

According to court documents, the Dallas-based company will walk away from its plans to rebuild their Norwood Hospital after it was closed four years ago by extensive flood damage, and will also shutter Norwood Performance Therapy, the Guild Imaging Center of Norwood, and a facility located at Norwood Hospital Cancer Care Center at Foxboro by November 5.

“The Debtors hereby give notice of their intent to cease their operations of, and close, the satellite facilities relating to Norwood Hospital,” the company said in bankruptcy filings. “The Debtors will close the Closing Facilities in a manner that ensures patient health and safety and ensures the preservation of records.”

Steward, through its attorneys, says it plans to “abandon the personal property remaining in or on the property associated with the Closing Facilities,” and that “the applicable landlord shall be entitled to use or dispose of such abandoned personal property without further notice or order of the Court and without notice or liability for such disposal to the Debtors or any third party.”

Most patients will “complete their treatment prior to the closure date,” the attorneys wrote.

“Any patients who need longer treatment will be notified of the anticipated closure and will be transferred, along with their medical record information, to an outpatient clinic in the area or an outpatient clinic of their choice,” they wrote.

Tim Foley, the Executive Vice President at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, which represents many Steward employees, said that the Norwood patients and staff at regional facilities have already been through enough, after the hospital was flooded in 2020 and patients evacuated.

“Norwood Hospital’s healthcare workers and our patients have already experienced so much disruption over the past four years. Our communities cannot afford to have yet another obstacle placed in the way of the high-quality healthcare we all deserve,” Foley said in a statement.

According to the union leader, it is important that Steward’s landlords are not left to decide whether or not to leave the area without a health care option.

“Medical Properties Trust, Steward’s partner in the financial mismanagement that created this crisis, and its mortgage lender, Apollo Global Management, cannot be allowed to determine the future of care for Norwood,” Foley said.

He suggested it’ s up to state lawmakers to step in and prevent a bad situation from becoming worse.

“As Steward leaves Massachusetts, state regulators must ensure a smooth transition process for patients served by Norwood Hospital’s satellite offices in Norwood and Foxborough, and strong protections for any impacted workers if the closure moves forward,” he said.

Kate Walsh, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, said in a statement that the focus can now shift to moving forward without Steward in the picture.

“We are hopeful that a new, responsible operator will step up, and we’re prepared to work with any interested parties. Steward must also present us with a closure plan as soon as possible that outlines how they will ensure continued access to care in the community and support the workforce,” Walsh said.

According to a spokesperson for HHS, Steward’s decision came with a DPH closure notification which will trigger a public process, including an as-yet-unscheduled hearing for affected residents. The state is working with union representatives to ensure impacted employees are met with appropriate services.

Patients receiving care at these facilities and requiring new providers can find service at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton and Morton Hospital in Taunton — both former Steward facilities — as well as Sturdy Hospital in Attleboro, and MGB Health Care Center in Foxborough, according to HHS.