HORTON, Kan. (AP) A hospital run by an embattled health management company has shut down operations after struggling for months without enough funds to pay its employees or buy medication and food for patients.
The city of Hortons only medical provider, Horton Community Hospital, closed on Tuesday.
The hospitals chief of staff, Dr. Richard Brown, said the closure didnt come as a surprise. Hospital staff have faced weekslong gaps in pay.
Staff described trash piling up and negotiating with city officials to keep the lights on as the hospital struggled to pay overdue bills.