GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - A struggling hospital based in Gallup has made progress in turning around its finances but still owes McKinley County and the city roughly $2 million.
The Gallup Independent reports Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital owes around $47,000 to the city of Gallup for utilities, down from $85,000 in 2018.
A sum of $2 million that the hospital owes the county stems from back lease payments for the use of a public building.
Hospital CEO David Conejo said three months ago that it will show a profit of several millions of dollars in 2018.
He said that will allow the hospital to catch up on its past debts.
Conejo announced in June that 20 of the hospital’s 540 employees were on furlough to reduce cost.
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Information from: Gallup Independent, http://www.gallupindependent.com
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