Two-and-a-half weeks after Sharon Regional Medical Center abruptly closed its doors, we’re told a deal is now in place for new ownership of the hospital. Sharon Regional’s chief of surgery says while the news is positive,

Sharon Regional Medical Center, shuttered earlier this month, could reopen in the coming weeks after a settlement between the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office and the owner of the property and the sale of the hospital operations to a California company.

According to Medical Properties Trust, or MPT, the company which owns the hospital building and land -- the deal should allow Sharon Regional to successfully resume operations in the coming days.

SHARON – Tenor Health Foundation Sharon LLC said regardless of possible legal squabbles, it’s forging ahead to reopen Sharon Regional Medical Center.

This comes after a Mercer County judge signed off on a settlement agreement regarding a lawsuit against Medical Properties Trust that was put forth by the state of Pennsylvania.

A deal to reopen bankrupt Sharon Regional Medical Center in Mercer County unraveled Wednesday after a local nonprofit refused to waive a $25 million claim against the owners of the

In a federal bankruptcy hearing on Friday afternoon, Tenor Health Foundation was named the new owner of the Mercer County hospital.