Kevin OConnor
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital faces budget delays - Valley News (opens the original)
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State regulators will delay a decision on a proposed budget for the financially ailing Brattleboro Memorial Hospital after the southeastern Vermont healthcare hub filed its plan late and with last-minute changes — including a surprise reprieve for its set-to-close birthing center. At an online hearing Monday, Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board adopted fiscal year 2027 budgets for other general acute-care hospitals in the state. But members level-funded Brattleboro until they could meet again la
Vermont Catholic diocese rice memorial sale questioned - Valley News (opens the original)
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is questioning a Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese request to sell its flagship Rice Memorial High School to supporters for $4.3 million — or 14% of a church-commissioned appraisal of $30.5 million — as part of the diocese’s Chapter 11 financial reorganization case. “While I do appreciate the continuation of a nonprofit mission is a factor, that does not dilute the duty of the debtor in this case to maximize the value,” Judge Heather Cooper said Tuesday at a hearing in
Judge allows clergy abuse victims to pursue parish assets - Valley News (opens the original)
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court will allow clergy abuse claimants to sue for an estimated half-billion dollars in parish assets to fund settlements under the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese’s current financial reorganization case. In a written order, Burlington-based Judge Heather Cooper said creditors can pursue not only the highest-level bank and building holdings of the state’s largest religious denomination, but also the trust-sheltered local property and possessions of nearly 70 parishes — from St.
Brattleboro drops proposed tax on birth center - Valley News (opens the original)
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A week after proposing a municipal tax hike to help Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s fiscally ailing birthing center stay open, the town selectboard dropped the plan Tuesday night upon the suggestion of leaders at the southeastern Vermont healthcare hub. “I’m worried about this tax,” Dr. Tony Blofson, the hospital’s acting co-CEO, told the selectboard at a special meeting. “People say, ‘I can’t afford it,’ and this is going to be a divisive issue at a time when we really need t
BMH birthing center closure looms amid $4.8M shortfall - Valley News (opens the original)
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — As medical groups call for higher state reimbursements to help Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s birthing center stay open, local leaders are debating whether to ask residents to assist by raising municipal taxes for an unspecified donation. “The choice belongs to the taxpayer, and it’s one that deserves an open, transparent and thoughtful public discussion,” Selectboard member Peter Case told his colleagues Tuesday of hopes to hold a special Town Meeting as early as September.
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