LYNN – The Save Union Hospital movement is continuing to pick up steam as Partners HealthCare’s plans to turn Union into primarily a psychiatric unit have become more drawn out.”We’re still waiting for Partners to file,” said Katerina Panagiotakis Koudanis, who established the drive to save the hospital. “I don’t know if we were successful in delaying them, but they were supposed to file in April.”Partners, a regional health care provider that owns Union and Salem hospitals and other medical facilities, plans to outline $188 million in changes planned for Salem Hospital in a Determination of Need document submitted to the state Public Health Council. It has yet to file, however.That might be because a deal Partners is working on to acquire South Shore Hospital in Weymouth has hit a bit of a snag. An upcoming hearing, which was scheduled for Aug. 5 but has been postponed, will discuss an antitrust pact established by attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley regarding Partners taking over more hospitals.Koudanis said the medical conglomerate was expected to file its Determination of Need for the Union/Salem hospitals changes this past spring, then it was to be filed in August and now she is hearing Partners officials don’t expect to file until September.Partners’ announcement last November stating intentions to move surgical beds from Union to Salem Hospital and add psychiatric services to Union Hospital raised concerns among area residents and elected officials.Koudanis is wondering if the controversy with that antitrust pact might play in Lynn’s favor.The pact would allow Partners to acquire Hallmark hospitals in Medford and Melrose and South Shore Hospital in Weymouth but would set limits on price increases and further expansion for five to 10 years.”I think that could raise some controversy for expanding Salem Hospital,” she said.Koudanis is pleased with the way the advocacy group is growing and expanding, but the fight does not come without costs. Save Union Hospital signs have been popping up all over the city, mailings have been sent out, and that all costs money.To meet that need, local comedian Carl Phillips and his wife, Marie, will host a fundraiser and rally at the Lazy Dog in Wyoma Square Sunday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.”We’ll rally on the (traffic) island before hand, try and make a little statement,” he said.Carl Phillips lives in Ward 1 not far from Union Hospital and felt compelled to get involved, he said.”We’re in the neighborhood, and people are concerned,” he said.The event will include raffles, and there will be bumper stickers available. Lazy Dog owner Tom Dill will donate 10 percent of all food sales that take place between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Phillips said.Donations, which will be put toward buying more lawn signs and legal advice, will also be accepted. For more information or to make a donation, contact Marie and Carl Phillips at [email protected]. Or donations can also be made to St. Jean’s Credit Union, Union Hospital Advocates – (member) #82538 or mailed to Peter McKenna, treasurer, 97 York Road, Lynn 01904.”Sometime after this we’ll do a comedy show as well,” Phillips added.Koudanis said she feels as if their movement, which she calls a true grassroots entity with no hierarchy, is gaining momentum.”I really love how everyone has taken on a role and people are all in sync,” she said. “Our mission is just to promote that a Union loss is a loss to the city.”