The Board of Directors for a fiscally troubled hospital in Blythe approved an agreement Thursday that authorizes a Riverside County “strike team” to help keep the emergency room and other departments open.
Officials from the Riverside University Health System will guide a 180-day stabilization period at Palo Verde Hospital beginning Monday, with strike team members on-site at the hospital to assess and manage current conditions, according to the agreement. The RUHS team will focus on “patient safety, staffing stability and Emergency Department and clinic processes.”
Palo Verde Hospital is currently in Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings and risks closure, prompting county officials last month to approve a $1 million emergency loan and now provide personnel to keep the facility open…