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Parkchester Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Assocs. PC, In re
Sep
06
2023
Ruling
Appointment of a patient care ombudsman was not required as debtor health care businessdid not have any history of problems with patient care. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Appointment of Patient Care Ombudsman; Court Order Where Debtor is in Health
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In re Pediatrics at Whitlock PC
Mar
04
2014
Ruling
Appointment of patient care ombudsman not necessary absent deficiencies in care.
Issue(s)
Should a patient care ombudsman be appointed in case of pediatric care business in case not precipitated by deficiencies in patient care?
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In re Smiley Dental Arlington PLCC
Dec
18
2013
Ruling
Appointment of patient care ombudsman not required where debtor clinics were licensed and insured and filed for business reasons.
Issue(s)
Should patient care ombudsman be appointed in chapter 11 case filed by affiliated dental clinics.
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In re Flagship Franchises of Minn. LLC
Jan
04
2013
Ruling
Appointment of patient care ombudsman denied as not necessary for protection of debtor's clients.
Procedural posture
Chapter 11 debtor, an adult health care day center, filed an expedited motion requesting that the court determine that the appointment of a patient care ombudsman was not necessary here pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 333(a)(1).
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In re Bamberg County Mem. Hosp.
Jul
18
2011
Ruling
Appointment of patient care ombudsman for chapter 9 debtor county hospital not necessary as debtor was in compliance with regulations and had appropriate procedures and staffing in place.
Procedural posture
Debtor, a county hospital, asked the court to find that the appointment of a patient care ombudsman (PCO) pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 333(a)(1) was not necessary for the protection of patients of the hospital. No creditor or other party in interest appeared through the U.S. Trustee filed a response thereto.
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In re Synergy Hematology-Oncology Med. Assocs.
Dec
29
2009
Ruling
Health care ombudsman granted permission to employ counsel.
Procedural posture
Debtor, a corporation that provided medical services, filed a petition under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the U.S. Trustee (UST) appointed a patient care ombudsman, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 333, to monitor the quality of care the debtor provided to patients. The ombudsman filed a motion seeking permission to employ counsel.
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In re Genesis Hospice Care LLC
Feb
23
2009
Ruling
Debtor outpatient care business granted waiver of health care ombudsman appointment.
Procedural posture
A chapter 11 debtor filed a motion, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1021(b) and 2007.2(a), for a waiver of the appointment of a patient care ombudsman (PCO) under 11 U.S.C.S. § 333. The United States Trustee (UST) objected.
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In re RADONE P.A.
Feb
23
2009
Ruling
Appointment of health care ombudsman waived for debtor provider of outpatient radiological services.
Procedural posture
A chapter 11 debtor filed a motion, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1021(b) and 2007.2(a), to dispense with the appointment of a patient care ombudsman (PCO) under 11 U.S.C.S. § 333. The United States Trustee (UST) objected.
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In re Renaissance Hosp. -- Grand Prairie Inc.
Dec
31
2008
Ruling
Appointment of professionals to assist health care ombudsman approved.
Procedural posture
A patient care ombudsman for chapter 11 debtors filed two applications pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 105, § 330, and § 333, seeking court approval to employ the ombudsman's hospital management company as his advisor so that it could be paid from estate assets and to employ counsel to be paid from estate assets.
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In re Alternate Family Care
Oct
30
2007
Ruling
Court declined to appoint health care ombudsman for debtor serving emotionally disturbed children.
Procedural posture
Debtor corporation filed a petition under chapter 11, and the United States Trustee ("UST") filed a motion seeking appointment of a patient care ombudsman pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 333(a)(1).
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