A second bill involves Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income people. Legislative proposals on the table include a bill that would offer emergency loans for hospitals facing closure or those trying to reopen. Now a group of legislators are brainstorming ways to support struggling hospitals and keep them from shutting down or cutting services. While some of these hospitals have encountered financial difficulties in the past, the closure of Madera Community Hospital, which shut down completely at the start of this year and filed for bankruptcy in March, has prompted a new cry for help. Hazel Hawkins, in Hollister, is one of a handful of hospitals statewide facing financial troubles. The end goal, hospital administrators say, is to find a buyer that will take over and not only keep the hospital solvent but, ideally, expand services in the area. But a short-term infusion of cash only buys Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital a little time.
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