The Hillsboro Community Hospital in Hillsboro, Kan., isn't closing its doors, but with a financial strain, the hospital this week declared chapter 11 bankruptcy, KWCH News reported. Hillsboro Community Hospital was one of two Empower-owned hospitals to file bankruptcy this week; Horton Community Hospital filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, a day after Hillsboro Community Hospital made the move. In January, the hospital in Hillsboro was three months behind on utility bills, owing the city almost $30,000. At that time, the hospital's owner, based in Florida, said that this is a problem many rural hospitals face late in the year, claiming it serves a population more likely to be uninsured and has to wait on Medicare reimbursement at the start of the year.
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