Earlier this month, one of Hidalgo County’s largest ambulance providers, Hidalgo County EMS (Foundation), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to give the company a chance to restructure its debts. Based on a court document, the company owes 20 companies more than $900,000. Those companies represent the largest unsecured claims filed against Hidalgo County EMS, and includes a Pittsburg-based legal firm, which claims an unpaid balance of $260,000 for medical-billing services.
Other large debts include $115,000 owed to a company for flight services; Texas Workers Compensation, $45,000; another debt, $105,000, to a medical supply company; and employee insurance health payments still ...