A northeast Kansas hospital run by a troubled hospital management company is operating without enough supplies or the necessary funds to buy medications and food for patients, according to its chief nursing officer.
Krissy Torkelson said she has had to negotiate with city officials to keep the lights on at Horton Community Hospital. She said and trash piled up because the bill wasn’t paid, adding that employees also weren’t paid on Friday but were assured they would be paid Monday.
The hospital in the town of about 1,700 people is operated by EmpowerHMS, a subsidiary of The Empower Group. That Florida-based corporation has struggled to pay its bills across the country and was recently removed as operator of the hospital in Hillsboro because of funding problems.
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