The hospital’s board approved the move in a meeting last week, following a recommendation by Spectrum Health Partners, which has been managing the hospital since earlier this year.
The struggling hospital has lost $11.75 million over the last 11 years and soon faces a $1.1 million annual debt payment. It also owes Medicare more than $2 million for overpayments to its rural health clinics, according to the report.
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