The Ohio Department of Health has given Insight Trumbull hospital the ok to reopen in phases, says Senator Bernie Moreno.

Moreno made the announcement following a closed-door meeting with Trumbull commissioners Tuesday morning .

Moreno said the reopening has already begun, but it's not clear yet when they will be accepting patients. Moreno did say he believes the hospital will be fully operational some time next year.

Absent from the meeting were either of the unions representing healthcare workers at the hospital, adding to questions about exactly what the status of the hospital's employees may be.

Insight first took over the hospital, along with Hillside Rehabilitation Center, in late December when they emerged suddenly as the successor to Steward Health, which filed bankruptcy last

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