The Pittsburgh Post Gazette Reports that  group of Braddock residents and activists from neighboring areas, and the group Save Our Community Hospitals, has filed a new action challenging the hospital system's tax-exempt status and demanding that it re-open the Braddock hospital it closed last month.  The action is notable in that it asks the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to  use its King's Bench power to take immediate jurisdiction over the case.  Braddock earlier rejected a proposal to demolish the building and create a mixed use facility with financial support from UPMC, as described in a PG Editorial. The case raises interesting and difficult policy issues that I hope to comment on after having a chance to review the 80 page complaint.