GoldStar Emergency Medical Services Inc., based in Port Arthur, but with operations in several other areas including Galveston County, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. GoldStar is the subject of an investigation by the FBI, the Inspector General's Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Texas Attorney General's Office. "Things will be business as usual and we will likewise deliver quality service and care," GoldStar said in a statement, explaining that the reorganization will permit continued operations. Port Arthur City Manager Steve Fitzgibbons told Guidry News Service that he is hopeful that the reorganization is successful, but that other options are available if it is not. In addition to GoldStar, the city also dispatches EMS calls to MetroCare. Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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