Blythe and county officials are developing a plan to keep Palo Verde Hospital from shutting down after a local commission voted last month to dissolve the Palo Verde Healthcare District Board, which oversees hospital operations.
The hospital is scheduled to close in November following the board’s approval of filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
As part of its decision, the Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO requested a dissolution plan that includes establishing a successor agency and securing at least one year of operational funding to stabilize and restore medical services. Blythe officials said Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez led the move by LAFCO…