Adventist Health and UCSF announce effort to buy Madera Community Hospital

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Adventist Health and UCSF person revealed a caller program that could assistance reopen Madera Community Hospital.

On Thursday, UCSF officials announced they are readying to participate the bidding process to bargain the infirmary with Adventist Health.

Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria says determination is inactive a batch of enactment to beryllium done successful the process.

The adjacent steps see UCSF and Adventist Health entering bankruptcy proceedings for the hospital.

If approved, Adventist Health, UCSF, and Madera County volition past taxable a bid connection successful bankruptcy court.

The 100-bed infirmary closed its doors successful December 2022 aft years of fiscal struggles.

The closure has near residents crossed Madera County successful request of healthcare.

In July of past year, Adventist Health had agreed to negociate the infirmary successful a non-binding missive of intent.

The woody fell done successful November aft Adventist Health announced that reopening the infirmary would beryllium excessively costly with the constricted fiscal resources disposable astatine the time.

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