Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe is continuing to provide emergency medical care as the facility continues through the process of Chapter 9 bankruptcy and county health officials provide day-to-day management, officials said Tuesday ahead of an open house event set for the end of the month.
The hospital was on the brink of closure when the Riverside University Health System took over in an effort to preserve access to emergency care for residents of the rural community in eastern Riverside County. The nearest facilities with emergency rooms are over an hour’s drive or more from Blythe.
In February, the county Board of Supervisors OK’d a six-month rescue plan for the fiscally troubled Palo Verde Healthcare District, the business entity that operates the hospital…