NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The federal bankruptcy court overseeing Natchez Regional Medical Center's Chapter 9 filing will decide this week if it needs to appoint a special patient advocate for the duration of the process.
Most of the case's early filings and motions have been done in Jackson, but Thursday a hearing is scheduled in the Southern District of Mississippi courtroom in Natchez.
One of the key matters to be discussed will be the potential appointment of a patient care ombudsman.
Bankruptcy attorney Eileen Shaffer tells The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/1gMTOkW) that any time there is a health care-related case, there is an issue as to whether it is necessary for the court to appoint an ombudsman, someone who will oversee the patient care.
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