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Palo Verde Hospital Continues Improvements with Expanded Funding
['City News Service']
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BLYTHE (CNS) - Building upgrades and bulking up staff remain objectives in the ongoing turnaround plan for bankrupt Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe, officials said today.
"Every week, we learn something new about this hospital," Interim Hospital CEO Michelle DeArmond said Tuesday.
"We brought operational expertise from the Riverside University Health System, but this hospital has its own history, its own way of doing things.
The county Board of Supervisors in February signed off on a six-month financial and technical rescue plan to bring the facility back to a sustainable condition.
According to the district, the county's outlays enabled the district to tap into taxpayer-backed credit available under Medi-Cal totaling $9.9 million to bolster hospital operations.