On Monday, board members of the San Benito Medical District voted 5-0 to approve the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing against Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. This is strongly opposed by many medical practitioners. Before the rally began, a large crowd of various medical workers picketed, chanting “Save our hospital!” “Diane Beck said: They attended board meetings, filled stairs, halls and seats. During public comments, many of them feared filing for bankruptcy would be the beginning of further decline. Concerned and vehemently argued against filing for bankruptcy, he ultimately said, “What we hear from the public is basically, ‘What should we do to keep the hospital open?’ “And we did it tonight,” said Marcus Young, a spokesman for Hazel Hawkins Hospital. The application allows the hospital to remain open and fully operational during the process • Accelerates the search for a partner or buyer • Courts can appoint an ombudsman to ensure the high level of care provided by the hospital; , They said that the hospital will continue to open and operate even after filing for bankruptcy, but that medical workers lack trust and confidence in the administration and lack transparency. Our leadership has let us down, so we don’t trust the government either.” “They say they won’t close, but we’re not 100% sure of that,” Beck said. The government countered the workers’ claims of transparency, saying it had been as transparent as possible. “They asked for financial information, and we provided it every step of the way. During the meeting, nurses also asked the board to give it more time to make decisions, but hospital administrators said there was not enough time. “And we’ve run out of things we can do in the short term. Now we need to look for longer-term solutions, and Chapter 9 is the long-term solution for us,” Young said. said.
On Monday, board members of the San Benito Medical District voted 5-0 to approve the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing against Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. This is strongly opposed by many medical practitioners.
Before the conference began, a large crowd of various medical workers pickedeted, chanting “Save our hospital!”
“We rallied in front because we wanted to let the community know that we were behind. About keeping hospitals open,” said Diane Beck.
They attended board meetings, filling stairs, halls and seats. In public comment, many voiced their opposition to filing for bankruptcy, fearing it would mark the beginning of further decline.
Ultimately, their comments weren’t enough to persuade the board.
“What we hear from the public is basically, ‘Do what you have to do to keep the hospital open.’ And we did it tonight,” said Hazel Hawkins Hospital. spokesperson Marcus Young said.
According to the hospital, bankruptcy proceedings will provide four main elements:
• Resolve key contractual issues related to self-insured status of employee medical benefits
• This application will allow the hospital to remain open and fully operational during the procedure.
• Accelerate your search for partners or buyers.
• Courts can appoint ombudsmen to ensure the high level of care provided by hospitals.
He also stressed that the hospital will continue to operate after filing for bankruptcy. But health workers said they lacked trust and confidence in the administration and lacked transparency.
“We don’t trust our leadership at all. Our leadership has let us down. It’s not that we’re doing it,” Beck said.
The government countered the workers’ claims of transparency and said it had been as transparent as possible.
“They asked for financial information, and we provided it every step of the way. And we’ve been doing it for months,” Young said.
During the meeting, nurses also asked the board to give it more time to make decisions, but hospital administrators said there was not enough time.
“What is happening now is that we have run out of things we can do in the short term. It’s a great solution,” Young said.