Was lack of trust reason UMC-Children’s deal fell apart?

the negotiations and due diligence for the children’s-umc deal said to be 90 percent complete just days before the bankruptcy … abc-seven asking the question many of you at home want answered. … was a lack of trust part of the breakdown? abc- seven’s complete coverage … continues with reporter andrew j. polk: off the top :08 :30 1:49 umc board chair steve de groat says that he’s not sure el paso children’s entered this process with a desire to see it actually work. “i thin what’s sad is that we’ve been negotiating in good faith until just a few days ago.” de groat says that knowing el paso childrens had voted to approve bankruptcy back in februrary, none of what’s happened since seems sincere. but children’s ceo mark herbers says they had every intention of working things out, but it was umc that couldn’t be worked with. “The unwillingness to commit to the deal that we had mediated, and not take into account the seriousness of our concerns, that we were willing to live with that deal as mediated, and with changed terms it just wasn’t acceptable.” from inside el paso childrens, doctors and pediatrictians like dr. carlos gutierrez say there was a lot of aprehension and distrust towards umc. “I’ve been in practice for 35 years. There has been a lack of trust for umc for many, many years.” gutierrez previousl served on the umc board. he says he doesn’t take issue with any individual at umc, but rather the overall organization. “Bu somehow, the history does go back to where there has been a lack of trust between the community, pediatricians and physicians and umc. And as a result, when the negotiations were announced before, that umc might have some part in taking over the management of the children’s hospital, it was a real downer to us in the community.” “Well, it’s frustrating. Yo know, we negotiated in good faith trying to seek a resolution that was workable for all parties concerned and for the health and welfare of our county children.” ultimately, that friction between the parties seems like a very big obstacle to finding common ground. andrew j. polk, abc-7. we tried yesterday and today to speak