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July 8, 2009, 02:25 PM ET
Shriners Vote to Save Charity Hospitals
Shriners members voted Monday against plans to close six of the 22 charity children’s hospitals operated by the fraternal organization, reports CNN.
The more than 1,000 delegates to the Shriners’ annual convention in San Antonio also voted to reopen a Galveston, Tex., hospital that had been closed last year after flooding caused by Hurricane Ike.
Representatives of the hospitals said the decision could still be reversed pending debate on cost cuts to keep the facilities operating. “We’re cautiously optimistic,” said Sally Mildren, spokeswoman for a hospital in Spokane, Wash., that was one of the six the group was considering closing.
The hospital system’s headquarters declined to comment on the vote, saying details on the facilities’ status would be released when the convention ends Thursday.
(See the Chronicle article on how Shriners and other nonprofit groups are dealing with tough decisions because of endowment losses.)
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