Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (Photo courtesy of HHMH)
A bankruptcy petition by Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, the only hospital in San Benito County, California, has been dismissed by a judge who declared the facility is not eligible for such protection.
HHMH, which is managed by the San Benito Health Care District (SBHCD) public agency, declared a fiscal emergency in November 2022 and filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in May 2023, saying that it was seeking to restructure its finances after finding that it would be low on cash starting in early 2024 and run out by September.
But Judge Stephen Johnson told the hospital this past week that while he acknowledges that the district has faced an enormous financial challenge in the past sever…
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