Two Trumbull County hospitals will begin shutting down following an announcement by Steward Health Care this week. The Texas-based for-profit owner of the hospitals, which has filed for bankruptcy, set the closure date for September.

Steward said in a statement to WKBN-TV it had to close the hospitals due to cash constraints and after a search for a buyer failed, though a local group of health care professionals has been working to purchase and operate Trumbull Regional. Six additional medical facilities including a surgery center and two rehabilitation centers will also close.

The story begins this week’s discussion of news on the Friday “Reporters Roundtable.”