Struggling New Mexico hospital still behind on utility bills

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A struggling hospital in western New Mexico near the Navajo Nation is behind on utility bills and its lease payments.
The Gallup Independent reports Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital currently owes around $47,000 to the city of Gallup for utilities. The hospital also owes nearly $2 million in back lease payments for the use of the hospital building that belongs to McKinley County.
The news comes after hospital CEO David Conejo said three months ago that the hospital will show a profit of several millions of dollars in 2018. He said that will allow the hospital to catch up on it past debts.
Conejo announced in June that 20 of the hospital's 540 employees were on furlough to reduce cost.
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Information from: Gallup Independent, http://www.gallupindependent.com