Houston, Texas hospital remains locked over financial dispute, putting hundreds of patients at risk
The Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, remains locked, with the situation still unresolved after the hospital was closed without warning last Monday. The closure is the result of a financial dispute over a loan payment between the owner of the hospital, AMD Global and Arbitra Capital Partners LLC, as well as the non-payment of maintenance, repair, and property insurance.
Dr. John Thomas, an internal medicine specialist who is affiliated with the Heights Hospital, told the WSWS that all the locks were changed over the weekend when the medical facility is typically closed, with staff only finding out on Monday. Dr. Thomas stated that Dr. Felicity Mack was treating “quite a few” COVID-19 patients at the hospital before it was shut down, and that around 100 coronavirus tests were being performed at the hospital per day.
Doctors locked out of hospital in Houston, Texas over rent dispute, forced to treat patients in parking lot
Staff and patients were locked out of the Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas without warning Monday, leaving medical equipment locked away, and forcing doctors to treat patients in the parking lot without access to their records.
The only notice given was a note on the locked door stating, “Please be advised that the door locks to the leased premises have been changed and tenant shall be excluded therefrom due to non-payment of rent.” The note further stated that the back rent and fees amounted to almost half a million dollars. Medical workers and other employees at the clinic, which treats more than 500 patients per week, are left not knowing if they will be paid their wages.
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HOUSTON Doctors and patients at The Heights Hospital want answers. They showed up to work Monday to find the locks had been changed on the building and they were no longer allowed inside.
On Tuesday, some were allowed inside briefly. We have been out here for a few hours before finally, they let us in two at a time to get items out of the building, Family Medicine Physician Dr. Tisha Rowe said.
Heights Hospital owners owe more than $3M, doctors forced to treat patients in parking lot
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Without warning, doctors and patients were locked out of Heights Hospital on Monday. An effort is underway to reopen the neighborhood clinic.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Houston doctors say they were left blindsided after being locked out of the Heights Hospital on Monday. A sudden closure of the Heights Hospital located on 1917 Ashland left hundreds of patients stranded.
A note which was posted on the door stated that the clinic was closed due to back rent. According to the notice posted, doctors would only be given keys when $461,301.24 in rent and fees are paid.
Heights Hospital co-owner says lender plans to foreclose
Doctors, medical staff work outside The Heights Hospital for the second day in a row
FOX 26 s Ivory Hecker has the latest as doctors and medical staff are meeting with the patients in the parking lot of The Heights Hospital for the second day after they were locked out.
HOUSTON - For the second-day doctors met their patients in the parking lot of Heights Hospital in Houston after the doors to the building were abruptly locked.
The co-owner of the hospital property on Ashland Street told FOX 26 Tuesday the lender is planning a foreclosure after one tenant didn’t pay rent for most of 2020.