(KAIR)--The Horton Community Hospital has a new owner.

That follows an auction held Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina where the Horton property, including the currently closed hospital, medical office building, a residential lot, and three vacant lots, were sold.

WIBW-TV reports the Atchison Hospital organization bid $270,000 for the property, and became the successful bidder.

The Hospital closed its doors in March, following a period where employees went unpaid.

Citing Horton City Administrator John Calhoon, the TV station reports the bid awaits approval by the bankruptcy court, and is expected to happen by January 2.

The auction comes as part of a bankruptcy action taken by CAH Acquisition Company, with seven of the company’s properties being sold.

The Kansas Attorney General's Office confirmed in March it was conducting an investigation into the hospitals, which were once run by EmpowerHMS. Jorge Perez and EmpowerHMS were named in a federal lawsuit alleging he and his company were part of an illegal billing scheme.