Wayne Dodakian, MD, a hospitalist at Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., is seeking an injunction against a court-appointed trustee who oversees the hospital and decided to close the hospital late last month, according to a New York Daily News report.
Lori Lapin Jones, JD, who was appointed trustee to oversee operations at Peninsula, stated in bankruptcy documents that Peninsula's closure was necessary after a recently failed state inspection forced the hospital to shut down its laboratory, stop admitting new patients and cancel all procedures.
The hospital, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year, was expected to close today. Dr. Dodakian's injunction, which also calls for Ms. Jones' removal as trustee, will come before a federal bankruptcy judge today.
"The trustee is moving us rapidly toward dissolution without a shred of regard for the best interests of the creditors, the debtor or the community we serve," Dr. Dodakian wrote in court filings.
Lori Lapin Jones, JD, who was appointed trustee to oversee operations at Peninsula, stated in bankruptcy documents that Peninsula's closure was necessary after a recently failed state inspection forced the hospital to shut down its laboratory, stop admitting new patients and cancel all procedures.
The hospital, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year, was expected to close today. Dr. Dodakian's injunction, which also calls for Ms. Jones' removal as trustee, will come before a federal bankruptcy judge today.
"The trustee is moving us rapidly toward dissolution without a shred of regard for the best interests of the creditors, the debtor or the community we serve," Dr. Dodakian wrote in court filings.
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