Hospital District in Rural Texas Files for Bankruptcy Protection

March 2, 2020, 1:41 PM UTC

Jack County Hospital District in Jacksboro, Texas, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas on Feb. 29, marking the first municipal bankruptcy filing in 2020.

  • The district estimated both assets and liabilities as being between $10 and $50 million, according to the filing
  • The district operates as the Faith Community Hospital, which is a community hospital in the Texas county of over 8,800 people, according to the Census Bureau
  • Robert Forshey, lawyer for the district, did not immediately respond to a request for comment

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