DE QUEEN, Ark. (AP) – A judge has appointed a temporary receiver to take
control of a southwest Arkansas hospital.
control of a southwest Arkansas hospital.
Sevier County Circuit Judge Tom Cooper said in an order Thursday there is
a “real and present danger” that the assets of the De Queen Medical Center are
not being used properly. The judge appointed the hospital’s director of nursing
as the temporary receiver, and temporarily barred the hospital’s owners from
spending or transferring any assets.According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the hospital has been struggling
financially for months and recently stopped taking patients. Community officials
will begin meeting soon to discuss what the next steps for the hospital will be.
a “real and present danger” that the assets of the De Queen Medical Center are
not being used properly. The judge appointed the hospital’s director of nursing
as the temporary receiver, and temporarily barred the hospital’s owners from
spending or transferring any assets.According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the hospital has been struggling
financially for months and recently stopped taking patients. Community officials
will begin meeting soon to discuss what the next steps for the hospital will be.
A hearing on whether to continue the receivership is set for April 19th.
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