MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – New details emerged this week in the effort to keep Jackson Hospital open as local leaders weigh an additional multi-million dollar funding request.

During a meeting earlier this week, the Montgomery County Commission discussed the possibility of allocating another $7.5 million to support the hospital. The City of Montgomery is also expected to be asked for a matching $7.5 million contribution.

Commission Chairman Doug Singleton said the combined $15 million would go toward critical repairs and infrastructure upgrades at the hospital. “We can put money into the operations of the hospital and keep it open and keep it running, but if we do not address the infrastructure issues, the plumbing, the heating, the air conditioning, the electrical, the parking deck, the

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