The fate of Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital is still up in the air after Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed vetoed a resolution passed by the city council last week extending a funding lifeline to the hospital.
Jackson Hospital declared bankruptcy in February, after it defaulted on a $60 million loan. Despite the bankruptcy, the hospital was able to stay open and continue providing care.
On Oct. 9, the Montgomery City Council unanimously approved a resolution entering into an agreement to provide financial assistance to the hospital, though the resolution did not provide a specific amount of funding the city would provide to the hospital. This vote came after hospital officials announced that the hospital would potentially have to close within the month if they did not receive financial assistance from the city, county and state…