NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The bill that will allow Natchez Regional Medical Center to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy has left the governor's desk, clearing the way for the county-owned hospital to proceed with the appropriate court filings.
Because the hospital is county-owned, declaring bankruptcy requires legislative approval. Hospital officials sought permission to file for bankruptcy last month, saying the hospital faced at the time $3 million more in financial liabilities than it had in assets.
The Rev. Leroy White, chairman of the hospital's board of trustees, tells The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/1gU0G0p) he plans to go to Jackson to meet with the bankruptcy attorney, Eileen Shaffer, who also worked with the hospital during its 2009 bankruptcy.
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