Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced Thursday it is now projected to lose $14.5 million this fiscal year. The news came as the hospital resubmitted its budget this week to state regulators, who rejected the hospital’s prior spending plan earlier this year on the grounds that its numbers didn’t add up .

If Brattleboro’s new estimates come to fruition, the 61-bed nonprofit facility will lose about as much money as all other Vermont hospitals operating in the red combined . It’s also facing turbulence in its leadership ranks: Its CEO, Chris Dougherty, recently departed after an unexplained leave of absence .

Two doctors from the hospital, Dr. Elizabeth McLarney and Dr. Tony Blofson, are acting as interim co-CEOs while the board of trustees looks for a new leader.

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