芝加哥罗素兰社区医院申请第11章破产保护
伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市消息：芝加哥市南区的罗素兰社区医院（Roseland Community Hospital）11月4日向伊利诺伊北区破产法院申请第11章破产保护，以重组债务，同时维持正常运营。医院申请破产的缘由包括医疗事故和解负担，以及HR 1法案下医疗补助（Medicaid）削减带来的风险；医院申报的资产与负债各估在1000万至5000万美元之间。
罗素兰社区医院是服务芝加哥市远南区居民的安全网医院，长期为当地低收入和缺乏保险的居民提供急诊和住院服务，安全网医院长期面临资金不足。第11章破产保护允许医院在重组债务的同时继续运营。
医院发言人Nikia McGee表示，破产申请不影响患者护理。医院今年10月已宣布关闭产科。破产法院将审理医院提交的重组计划，医院的债权人、员工和社区代表都将参与后续程序。
Chicago's Roseland Community Hospital Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
CHICAGO — Roseland Community Hospital, on Chicago's South Side, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois on November 4, seeking to restructure its debt while continuing normal operations. The filing stems in part from medical malpractice settlement burdens and the risk of Medicaid cuts under H.R. 1; the hospital listed both assets and liabilities estimated at between $10 million and $50 million.
Roseland is a safety-net hospital serving residents of Chicago's Far South Side, long providing emergency and inpatient care to low-income and uninsured patients; safety-net hospitals have faced chronic funding shortfalls. Chapter 11 protection allows the hospital to keep operating while it restructures its debt.
Hospital spokesperson Nikia McGee said the filing will not affect patient care. The hospital announced in October that it would close its maternity unit. The bankruptcy court will review the hospital's reorganization plan, and creditors, employees and community representatives will take part in the proceedings that follow.
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