Cooperative spirit marks Malden Hospital site walk-through
Wicked Local
In October of 2019, the people and elected leaders of Malden and Medford were surprised by an announcement from Sue Sandberg, the new CEO of Melrose-Wakefield Healthcare (MWH), the owners of the former Malden Hospital, an 18-acre site lying within both cities.
As part of their recent affiliation with Tufts Healthcare and their transition to non-profit status, MWH was terminating their longstanding real estate development agreement and would now seek to renew the original purpose of that land as a source of health for both cities.
This decision ended several years of conflict between MWH and the Medford/Malden community – and has marked the beginning of a new spirit of cooperation. In August of 2020, the Friends of Fellsmere Heights (FoFH), an organization of Malden/Medford citizens, hosted a walk through the Malden Hospital grounds with the support of MWH.