Commences Chapter 11 Proceedings to Effectuate
Expedited Sales of Rhode Island Hospitals
Company Continues to Work with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to Agree to Terms for Sale of the Crozer-Chester
Medical Center
Company is Engaging with Key Stakeholders to
Finalize Necessary Funding to Support Business During Restructuring
Process
Company is Operating Uninterrupted Across All
Regions as Patients Continue to Receive High-Quality and
Personalized Care
PHP Holdings, LLC and Related Subsidiaries Are
Excluded from Chapter 11 Proceedings; Expect to Close Sale to
Astrana Health, Inc. in Mid-2025
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (“Prospect Holdings” or the
“Company”) today announced that it is proceeding on a strategic
pathway to realign its organizational focus outside of California,
including pursuit of an agreement to sell the Roger Williams
Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Medical Center in Rhode
Island to Centurion Foundation, Inc. (the “Rhode Island
Transaction”). Prospect Holdings is also continuing to engage with
key stakeholders outside of Rhode Island and to work with the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to agree on terms for the divestiture
of the Crozer-Chester Medical Center (the “Pennsylvania
Transaction” and, together with the Rhode Island Transaction, the
“Hospital Transactions”).
By engaging with stakeholders and implementing the Hospital
Transactions, Prospect Holdings is prioritizing its core strength
-- focusing on operating community hospitals in California,
providing vital care to underserved communities, and promoting
patient and physician continuity -- while ensuring these hospitals
outside of California continue operations with proper financial
support.
To effectuate the paths forward and the Hospital Transactions in
an expedited timeframe, and to ensure continued provision of
critical and tailored healthcare, Prospect Holdings, together with
certain of its subsidiaries, initiated voluntary chapter 11
proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The transactions will
be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the United States
Bankruptcy Code.
PHP Holdings, LLC and its related subsidiaries, including
Prospect Health Plan, Inc., Prospect Medical Systems, LLC and its
affiliated medical groups in California, Arizona, and Texas,
Gateway Medical Center, and Foothill Regional Medical Center, are
not parties to the chapter 11 proceedings and expect to close the
previously announced sale to Astrana Health, Inc. in mid-2025.
Throughout the chapter 11 process, Prospect Holdings’ hospitals,
medical centers, and physicians’ offices will remain open, and
patient care and services will continue uninterrupted.
Von Crockett, Prospect Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer, said,
“Today’s actions represent an important step forward in our
longstanding commitment to best serve the interests of our
patients, physicians, employees, and communities. Divesting our
operations outside of California will ensure that they receive
necessary financial support so that the communities that rely on
those facilities will maintain continued access to highly
coordinated, personalized, and critical healthcare services long
into the future.”
Mr. Crockett continued, “Through this process, Prospect Holdings
will regain its financial footing as we rededicate ourselves to our
original mission of serving the community. We look forward to
working alongside our stakeholders to implement these strategic
transactions, and are confident that through these actions,
Prospect Holdings will be better positioned to prioritize and
execute its core strengths.”
Additional Information About the Bankruptcy Court-Supervised
Process
Prospect Holdings is continuing to engage with its key
stakeholders to finalize necessary funding for the duration of the
chapter 11 process. Upon Bankruptcy Court approval, any
contemplated financing, together with cash generated from the
Company’s ongoing operations, is expected to provide sufficient
liquidity to support the Company while it considers paths forward
and works to complete the Hospital Transactions.
The Company will file a number of customary motions seeking
Bankruptcy Court approval to support its operations, including the
continued payment of employee wages and benefits, without
interruption. These motions, once approved, will help facilitate a
smooth transition into the restructuring process and ensure the
Company’s hospitals, medical centers, and physicians’ offices can
continue providing uninterrupted service to patients. The Company
expects to receive Bankruptcy Court approval for these requests
shortly. Prospect Holdings also intends to pay vendors in full
under normal terms for goods and services provided after the filing
date.
Additional information regarding the Bankruptcy Court-supervised
sale and restructuring process can be found at
www.pmhrestructuring.com. Bankruptcy Court filings and other
information related to the proceedings are available on a separate
website administrated by the Company’s claims agent, Omni Agent
Solutions, Inc. (“Omni”), at
https://omniagentsolutions.com/Prospect, by calling Omni toll-free
at (888) 550-3239 (or (818) 510-3746 for calls originating outside
of the U.S. or Canada), or by sending an email to
ProspectInquiries@OmniAgnt.com.
Advisors
Sidley Austin LLP is serving as legal counsel, Houlihan Lokey
Capital Inc. is serving as investment banker, and Alvarez &
Marsal North America, LLC is serving as financial advisor to
Prospect Holdings.
About Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. consists of hospitals and
affiliated medical groups working for the benefit of every person
who comes to us for care. Our comprehensive networks aim to provide
coordinated, personalized care to California, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements include statements regarding the process
and potential outcomes and timing of the Company’s chapter 11
proceedings, the Hospital Transactions, any contemplated financing
and the Bankruptcy Court’s approval thereof, the Company’s ability
to continue to operate as usual during the chapter 11 proceedings
and the Company’s ability to pay for continuing obligations. Words
such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “contemplate,”
“continue,” “could,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “guidance,”
“indicate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possibly,”
“potential,” “predict,” “probably,” “pro forma,” “project,” “seek,”
“should,” “target,” or “will,” or the negative or other variations
thereof, and similar words or phrases or comparable terminology,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations,
plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of
this press release. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside
the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes
to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements.
Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s
actual results and financial condition to differ materially from
those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among
others, the Company’s future capital requirements and sources and
uses of cash, including funds to satisfy its liquidity needs; the
Company’s ability to fund its planned operations and its ability to
continue as a going concern; the adverse impact of the chapter 11
proceedings on the Company’s business, financial condition, and
results of operations; the Company’s ability to maintain
relationships with patients, employees, doctors, health plans and
other key payers and other third parties as a result of the chapter
11 proceedings; the effects of the chapter 11 proceedings on the
Company and the interests of various constituents; the Company’s
ability to obtain court approvals with respect to motions filed or
other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court throughout the course
of the chapter 11 proceedings; and risks associated with
third-party motions in the chapter 11 cases. All information
provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the
Company undertakes no duty to update or revise this information
unless required by law, and forward-looking statements should not
be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any
date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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