Bangor-based Vision Care of Maine filed for Chapter 11 protection in August, marking the second time the surgery center has filed for bankruptcy, according to a Sept. 4 report by Bangor Daily News.
The center has about $2.7 million in unsecured claims, according to court filings. The filing only affects the Bangor and Lincoln, Maine, locations. Vision Care's three other branches are not affected because they are under a different LLC.
In May 2023, Vision Care was sued by pharmaceutical wholesaler Besse Medical for breach of contract. As of April, Vision Care of Maine had more than $4 million in unpaid invoices to the wholesaler.
The filing also requested a pause in Besse Medical's lawsuit.
The company last filed for bankruptcy in 2000 during the design and construction phase of its surgical center. The case was closed in 2002, the report said.