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Hospital District sells Northwest Texas Hospital and signs the Indigent Care Agreement with UHS
The Amarillo Hospital District sold Northwest Texas Hospital to Universal Health Systems of Amarillo, Inc. (UHS) in 1996. Under the Indigent Care Agreement dated May 7, 1996, UHS agreed to provide health care to eligible indigent residents of the District at no charge to them. Later board minutes refer to it as the 1996 Indigent Care Agreement and say no hospital district tax has been levied since 1996.[1][2]
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A 2004 Texas Attorney General opinion states that the Amarillo Hospital District, established by the Legislature in 1959 with the same boundaries as the City of Amarillo, sold its hospital, Northwest Texas Hospital, to Universal Health Systems of Amarillo, Inc. in 1996. [1]
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The opinion cites the Indigent Care Agreement dated May 7, 1996, under which UHS "generally agrees to provide indigent health care 'at no charge to' the indigents," determines whether an applicant is eligible, and is subject to review of that decision by the District. [1]
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Dean Frigo, Amarillo Hospital District Board of Managers (investment officer): At the August 11, 2020 board meeting, the District's investment officer stated that there will have been no hospital district tax from 1996 to 2036. [2]
