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Article: Some fear San Leandro Hospital will close
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- October 31, 2007
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SAN LEANDRO -- San Leandro Hospital operates at a loss of
$700,000 a month, says George Bischalaney.
The hospital's net book value is
$25 million, adds Bischalaney, chief executive officer of Eden
Medical Center, which operates its San Leandro counterpart.
In 2004, the Eden Township Healthcare District paid $35 million
for the 122-bed complex.
"We could not now get a buyer with the current operation," said
Bischalaney.
Meanwhile, hundreds of local doctors fear the hospital will close
-- or be converted for other medical uses -- unless changes are made
to create a positive cash flow.
So internist Miles Adler, the president of the combined medical
staffs at Eden and San Leandro ...