Paracelsus Healthcare Corp.

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $883 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $747 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 4,200
• Sub-industry: 80 Health Services
• Place of incorporation: CA
• Court for city of headquarters: TX Houston
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Andrews Kurth
• Date of filing: September 15, 2000
• Judge at filing: Karen K. Brown
• Court district of filing: TX SD
• Court city of filing: Houston
• Case number: 00-38590
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Filed at headquarters


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? yes
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? no
• Plan type: prenegotiated


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: June 27, 2001
• Judge at disposition: Karen K. Brown
• Days from filing to disposition: 285

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile