FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Madera Community Hospital could be less than six months from reopening to the public more than a year after it shut its doors.
On Tuesday, a federal court judge approved American Advanced Management (AAM) to move forward with their bid to manage, reopen and purchase the shuttered hospital. AAM had submitted their proposal seven weeks ago.
Their approval was briefly at risk Monday when Adventist Health, UCSF, and Madera County submitted a joint bid to purchase and reopen the hospital.
In court, Madera County asked for more time to consider the new joint bid from UCSF and Adventist Health. The county argued that UCSF and Adventist’s reputations would make it easier to recruit more doctors, nurses, and other staff to the hospital. The county also pointed to the potential use of Madera Community Hospital as another future teaching hospital in the Central Valley.
AAM argued they would be able to …