Highland Hospital Goes Bankrupt
By: Danielle Todesco
Updated: June 9, 2008
Lubbock's Highland Community Hospital plans on keeping it's doors open despite filing for bankruptcy protection.
Court documents filed back on May 31st show the hospital owes more than $10 million dollars to it's creditors. That includes more than $2.7 million to the IRS. Today folks taking over the hospital during the bankruptcy filings confirmed they are reorganizing and are working on a deal with a group of doctors to buy the hospital.
Officials say there have already been some lay-offs and there could be more. But right now, their main concern is getting the hospital up to speed on its finances and maintaing excellent patient care.
