Oroville Hospital Withdraws Residency Plan During Chapter 11
Oroville Hospital's board voted to withdraw its application for an internal medicine residency program, citing the need to preserve resources during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, according to an Oct. 19 statement. The 211-bed California hospital filed for bankruptcy in December, less than a year after paying $10.25 million to resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute allegations, and is now seeking a restructuring or sale. A court-appointed patient care ombudsman warned that closure of the hospital, which also operates a skilled nursing facility and 31 clinics, would force patients to travel roughly an hour to the nearest alternative facility. Separately, the hospital named two co-chief medical officers and is pursuing litigation against its former CEO over alleged excess rent payments.