Please return signed petitions to: Partners for Addison Gilbert Hospital 56 Washington St. Gloucester, MA 01930

Whereas, The value of assets transferred from Addison Gilbert Hospital to Beverly Hospital in 1995 was in excess of $56 million, the result of 100 years of charitable donations by the people of Cape Ann, In exchange for approval of the merger between AGH and Beverly Hospital, the people of Cape Ann were promised that the merger would make AGH stronger and provide greater access to medical and nursing care in Gloucester, Since 1995, Northeast Health Systems has steadily reduced beds, acute services, and sources of revenue at AGH, transferring these to Northeast's other "affiliates", Cape Ann is a geographically isolated community with conditions which regularly impede free travel on and off Cape Ann, and The closure of more beds and services at AGH poses an immediate threat to the survival of AGH and to our health and safety, We, the people of Cape Ann hereby PETITION the Massachusetts COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH and the ATTORNEY GENERAL of Massachusetts to take all necessary actions to protect the charitable assets and essential acute care services at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. PLEASE SIGN BELOW NAME & ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________