D.C.’s Attorney General Peter Nickles foreclosed the property last week after its for-profit owner defaulted on its lease, according to the report.
The facility, formerly known as Greater Southeast Community Hospital, is the only hospital serving D.C.’s southeast community. When the hospital faced foreclosure in 2007, Specialty Hospitals of America was brought in to save the facility.
The city is working with Specialty Hospitals of America on an agreement. However, if one is not met, the city will operate the hospital until a new owner is found, according to the report.
Read the Washington Post’s report on United Medical Center.
