Twenty lives, $584,960

Tuesday is the day my local paper, the Syracuse Post-Standard, publishes bizX, the weekly business section.

In addition to special features, tips from stock experts, budgeting advice and the like, we get the judgment and bankruptcy listings.

This week, sixteen people were listed with new judgments totaling $554,730 to hospitals, doctors, or other medical providers.

This week, three people were listed as having satisfied judgments to hospitals, doctors or other medical providers, totaling $25,219.

This week, one person was listed in the bankruptcy section with a hospital, doctor, or other medical provider as the major uninsured creditor, totaling $5,011.