Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Ind., has proposed opening its emergency room as a means for improving its financial status, according to a News and Tribune news report.
The hospital, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last year, must receive approval for the ER opening from a U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Tim Donahue, the center's chief restructuring officer, stated the ER would open quickly and could receive as many as 33 patients every day. Critics are unsure, however, of how many of those patients would be uninsured, which would further complicate the hospital's financial situation.
Read the news report about Kentuckiana Medical Center.
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The hospital, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last year, must receive approval for the ER opening from a U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Tim Donahue, the center's chief restructuring officer, stated the ER would open quickly and could receive as many as 33 patients every day. Critics are unsure, however, of how many of those patients would be uninsured, which would further complicate the hospital's financial situation.
Read the news report about Kentuckiana Medical Center.
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