Metro East hospital, parent company respond after state ‘immediate jeopardy’ finding

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (First Alert 4) — Gateway Regional Medical Center and the facility’s Los Angeles-based owners are responding after weeks of First Alert 4 Investigates reporting on delayed payroll, unpaid utility lawsuits and a state “immediate jeopardy” warning.

Ottolino provided the following statement:

“Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the patients and community we serve. Gateway Regional Medical Center’s emergency department is open and accepting patients 24/7. The hospital is operating normally, and processing payroll and other expenses…

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