Case: Steward Health Care System LLC, et al. (lead case 24-90213)

Court/Judge: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division); Hon. Christopher M. Lopez

Petition Date: 2024-05-06

Plan Confirmed: 2025-07-25 (liquidating plan)

Key Docket Filings Referenced: DIP Motion (Dkt. 46), Global Bidding Procedures Order (Dkt. 626), Plan (Dkt. 5021), Disclosure Statement (Dkt. 5028)

Steward Health Care's chapter 11 case combined a multi-state hospital operating footprint with a sale-leaseback real estate structure that made landlord economics central to liquidity and sale outcomes. The case proceeded as a freefall chapter 11 with a global 363 sale process, followed by a trust-based liquidation plan confirmed in July 2025.