Jackson Hospital

I should add one of the more memorable lines.

I went to visiting the owner in the Jackson Hospital.

And he said people were asking for all the photographs.

And he said we should have been asking for them.

Reporting for Capital Journal, I'm Jeff Sanders.

Jackson Hospital's emergence from bankruptcy was among the topics as healthcare leaders gathered for the Montgomery Regional Chamber's State of Health event.

After facing possible closure, the hospital is looking ahead.

CEO John Quinlivan says recruiting the people needed to grow is part of that recovery.

Um, yeah, they spent $7,000 just in the Dothan market, which I can tell you, that goes a long way, and that goes a lot further in Dothan than it does in Mobile or Birmingham.

Um, and so they've also got an, an ad running exclusively in Montgomery, where he essentially takes credit for saving Jackson Hospital, uh, you know.

Um, so anyway, yeah, all these are running on-

But that's smart to tailor, I mean, to tailor your ads specifically by market, to find-

Capital Journal's Jeff Sanders has that story.

Jackson Hospital's emergence from bankruptcy was among the topics as healthcare leaders gathered for the Montgomery Regional Chamber's State of Health event.

After facing possible closure, the hospital is looking ahead.

CEO John Quinlivan says recruiting the people needed to grow is part of that recovery.

... against Blue Cross.

Uh, I think most notably and most recently was the Jackson Hospital lawsuit that was in the press for the last year or so.

Um, Jackson Hospital filed-

In Montgomery.

Yeah, exactly.

In Montgomery.

Jackson Hospital filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross in December saying that Blue Cross' monopoly, um, caused their bankruptcy, uh, because of years of underpayment from Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Um, so that's one example of what people are, what healthcare providers are saying.