By Liz Gonzalez for Fox26 News

"It's an emergency relief fund for hospitals that are at risk of filing for bankruptcy or that have already filed,” says 14TH District State Senator, Anna Caballero (D-Merced).

Caballero says some of the money could potentially be used to reopen Madera Community Hospital, which closed in January after filing for bankruptcy in late 2022.

“They’re going to have to do a lot of work to be able to get there,” Caballero said. Caballero says lawmakers discovered a number of challenges in drafting the legislation, also sponsored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno).

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