Dallas independent Walnut Hill Medical Center files for bankruptcy after sudden closure
The $100 million hospital opened just over three years ago, closed its doors Friday with no warning.
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Dallas, Texas stand-alone Walnut Hill Medical Center filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, just a few days following the sudden closure of its doors, a report from Dallas News said.
A statement from the hospital offered few details, save that it was closing and would no longer participate in Medicare, Dallas News said, citing bankruptcy documents that showed the hospital's estimated liabilities were more than $100 million.
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Attempts to access information via the hospital's website were unsuccessful Friday as the website was unavailable. Attempts to reach someone by phone were also unsuccessful, as the listed number routed to a full mailbox not accepting messages and the option to speak to an operator routed back to the same mailbox.
The facility had become "increasingly late" paying debts, according to an analysis from Experian Information Solutions cited.
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The the $100 million hospital opened in April 2014, and little more than three years later on May 30, informed the state it was closing. It's last day of business was Friday, June 2. There is some debate on whether the hospital actually was open that day or not, according to Dallas News.
There is no word on how many employees or patients were affected by the closure
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