On Thursday, operators of a health care center in Phoenix where an incapacitated woman was raped and gave birth last year announced that they would close it down.

But on Friday, the operator, Hacienda HealthCare, backtracked. It said it now planned to stay open, under increased state oversight, after regulators balked, saying in a letter that they were concerned about the “health and safety” impacts of moving the center’s patients elsewhere if it was shuttered.

Hacienda said in a letter to state regulators that it would “provide the safest possible care for our clients and chart a path forward that meets all of our interests.” The operator’s board also voted in favor of being regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

“This is good news and the best immediate outcome as it means Hacienda patients and families would be allowed to stay in the home they’ve known for years while ensuring new and enhanced protections and oversight are put in place,” Patrick Ptak, a spokesman for Doug Ducey, the Republican governor of Arizona, said in a statement Friday. “Due to the medically fragile condition of this community, keeping patients where they reside was always our preferred choice and the safest option for patients.”