Federal Government Gives $121k in COVID Relief to a Hospital That's Been Closed Almost a Year

"… $121,722 went to a hospital. How could you argue against that, particularly given the coronavirus pandemic?

Well, let’s start with the fact the hospital has been closed for nigh on a year…

According to WVEC-TV, the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Tennessee has gotten six figures worth of government money in the coronavirus giveaway.

This is funny because not only is the hospital not the best use of resources the Department of Health and Human Services could have come up with, the facility’s owner actually owes the government money — $1.2 million, to be exact.

Faded signs posted on the doors since June 13, 2019, warned no patients would not be treated until it reopened.”

Spoiler alert: It’s not reopening, not in the near future, anyway…"

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https://www.westernjournal.com/federal-government-gives-121k-covid-relief-hospital-closed-almost-year/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=PostSideSharingButtons&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons

https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/What-would-it-cost-to-save-Tennessees-rural-hospitals-524431551.html