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NRMC board hires bankruptcy attorney
Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Regional Medical Center board of trustees hired a bankruptcy lawyer at its regular meeting Monday morning in anticipation that the governor will sign the bankruptcy bill.
Attorney Eileen Schaffer of Jackson will be working to gather information on the hospital to file a petition in bankruptcy court.
Walter Brown, hospital board attorney, said he is confident that Gov. Haley Barbour will sign the Chapter 9 bankruptcy bill.
The bill, if signed by Barbour, will allow the hospital to do several things.
The hospital would not have to pay back the debtors immediately. They would be granted time to create a plan to pay them back.
The board will also be given a chance to review its current contracts and leases and will be given the chance to negotiate or drop the contracts.
The bill has passed through both the Senate and House of Representatives and it has been signed by the lieutenant governor. Now, it will move to the governor. Once the bill hits Barbour’s desk, he will have five days to sign it.
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Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 12:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Now who was it saying i was negative by saying next weeks headline would be they were filing one step closer just as i said......This was there plan from jump start....
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 6:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My thoughts exactly fire...this is exactly what they have wanted since day one. The hospital BOARD is BORED and wants to play golf.
Posted by iamnobody (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 7:26 a.m.
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Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You are soooo right iamnobody!
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What did iamnobody say???
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You can tell noone is shocked by this news....Only 6 comments.....Look at the comments on the artical about the hospital when they were shocked to hear the news..
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Do we not have a bankrupcy lawyer in Natchez they could hire?
Posted by dottie (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow!!! Wonder what took them so long? lol
Posted by grrbrts (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 5:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
First concern, just where will the funds (money) come from, to pay off the debtors?
Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on March 25, 2008 at 6:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder where will the funds come from to pay the Bankruptcy Attorney??????? I bet they get theirs up front...lol....
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