{"source_url": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com", "url": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/north-carolina-hospital-secures-loan-to-pay-employees.html", "title": "North Carolina hospital secures loan to pay employees", "top_image": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/channels/finance/4.jpg", "meta_img": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/channels/finance/4.jpg", "images": ["https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/site/channel-header-comp.jpg", "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/channels/finance/4.jpg", "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/site/eweekly-signup.png", "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/social/linkedin-share.png", "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/templates/beckers/assets/images/cfo-logo.png"], "movies": [], "text": "North Carolina hospital secures loan to pay employees\n\nAfter two missed pay periods, employees of Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, N.C., are expected to be paid this week, according to TV station WCTI.\n\nHospital employees did not receive their paychecks Dec. 13 and haven't been paid since. The hospital postponed issuing paychecks after a loan fell through at the last minute, Frank Avignone, CEO of Affinity Health Partners, which operates Washington Regional Medical Center, told WNCT.\n\nThe hospital, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, is catching up on payroll with a $500,000 loan from First Capital. Affinity secured the loan, which was approved by a bankruptcy judge Dec. 30, according to WITN.\n\nMore articles on healthcare finance:\n\n\n\nUPMC drops tax appeal after announcing hospital will close\n\nPaychecks late at Tennessee hospital\n\nKansas hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding\n\n\u00a9 Copyright ASC COMMUNICATIONS 2020. Interested in LINKING to or REPRINTING this content? View our policies by clicking here.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["expected", "paid", "this week", "regional medical center", "washington", "regional", "employees", "medical center"], "tags": [], "authors": ["Ayla Ellison"], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "After two missed pay periods, employees of Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, N.C., are expected to be paid this week, according to TV station WCTI.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/templates/beckers/favicon.ico", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1", "keywords": "expected, paid, this week, regional medical center, washington, regional, employees, medical center", "author": "Ayla Ellison", "description": "After two missed pay periods, employees of Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, N.C., are expected to be paid this week, according to TV station WCTI.", "og": {"image": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/images/channels/finance/4.jpg", "title": "North Carolina hospital secures loan to pay employees: After two missed pay periods, employees of Washington Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, N.C., are expected to be paid this week, according to TV station WCTI."}}, "canonical_link": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/north-carolina-hospital-secures-loan-to-pay-employees.html"}