Hoping to save troubled Kentucky hospital, court approves order to s...

Hoping to save troubled Kentucky hospital, court approves order to switch operators  Lexington Herald Leader

A Kentucky bankruptcy court approved a deal Monday that would transfer control of the Southeastern Medical Center in Pineville from its current operator to the hospital’s bankruptcy trustee. By the end of Monday, the trustee plans to reach a deal with a non-profit organization to operate the hospital for the next 60 days while the trustee searches for a potential buyer. The hospital’s current operator, Pineville Medical Center, Inc., has struggled to maintain the hospital’s operations and finances. As of Monday, PMC had missed its last three payrolls and related tax obligations totaling $70...