The Montgomery City Council is considering forming a healthcare authority to finance hospital care.
If approved, Montgomery would join the many cities and counties in Alabama that have created a healthcare authority to operate and finance their public hospital.
Huntsville Hospital, Decatur-Morgan Hospital, North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa, Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, RMC Anniston and East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika are among the hospitals in Alabama that operate under the Health Care Authorities Act of 1982 and 1984…