AYER, Mass. - Central Mass residents are still calling for a local hospital to be saved. Nashoba Valley Medical Center is set to close in just days at the end of the month.

“We're still fighting hard to keep the building open,” Naomi Andrews said.

Andrews is a nurse at Nashoba Valley Medical Center who said they’re still advocating to save the Ayer hospital on behalf of the residents it serves.

“We still are very, very cognizant of the fact that the 911 EMS system is facing collapse," Andrews said. "And then we're very aware of the ripple effects that the surrounding towns are going to have.”

In addition to the potential loss of EMS services, Andrews said area elder services will take a huge toll as well because of longer trips to Leominster and Concord.

Andrews and other advocates from Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital plan to make their voices heard outside of the state house on Wednesday.

“I want Maura Healey to come talk to us," Andrews said. "We've asked her again and again and again to have a face-to-face and at least face us and hear what we have to say and really hear what is going to happen to these communities.”

“We want to make sure, and our rapid response team is dedicated to making sure, that the impacted workers have the menu of resources readily available to support them in this transition,” Sec. Lauren Jones said.

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is working to help bridge the gap for the workers at the hospitals set to close on Saturday.

MassHire’s Rapid Response team hosted job fairs at Nashoba Valley and Carney Hospital on Tuesday and as well as Friday, Aug. 23. Labor & Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones said the state’s federal funded team works with employers either leading up to news of a layoff or in the aftermath of a layoff.

“We're really focused on making sure that workers who are looking for jobs have access to the resources that we can provide," Jones said, "including with area employers ready to hire and tabling and participating in these job fairs.”

And while she’s heard the job fairs are going well for those who attend, Andrews said the issue in healthcare workers’ eyes remains the potential loss of medical care.

“People are concerned about their jobs, but that's not what we're fighting for," Andrews said. "I want to be really clear; we're fighting to keep the hospital open because of the infrastructure for the towns. It is 400-plus jobs, and I appreciate that. But the bigger picture is people will die when we don't have the infrastructure in these communities.”

MassHire told Spectrum News 1 they will continue to work with impacted hospital workers.

Advocacy groups from Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital are planning a rally outside the state house at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline.