MIAMI -- Jackson Health System on Monday unveiled a new plan that could save Jackson North and South hospitals from the chopping block.

Jackson CEO Eneida Roldan released details of a new plan to fix the troubled hospital system's financial emergency. In that plan, Roldan said that the system would no longer be closing Jackson North and Jackson South hospitals.

"Jackson Health System will not run out of cash," Roldan said. "Jackson North, Jackson South will stay open for now."

The previous plan to close those two public hospitals was not going to fly at Tuesday's Miami-Dade County Commission meeting. The new plan to stop the financial hemorrhage at the county's safety-net hospital now includes 600 job cuts, down from about 4,000 in the first plans, cuts of non-essential services, a consolidation of operations and the speeding-up of collections of past-due bills.

"We need to ensure that we're collecting every dollar that is owed to us," said Jackson Health Chief Operating Officer David Small.

Collections has been an Achilles' heel for the health system, although staff said there have been improvements. Even with the newly juggled numbers, the plan to keep Jackson from running out of money by May relies on an $80 million cash advance from the county and union support, which is there in spirit but not yet in hard numbers.

"If something falls through the cracks, when will I know that it has fallen through the cracks?" said Angel Medina, vice chairman of the Public Health Trust, which oversees Jackson Health System.

The future of Jackson might be directed by a who's who of county business leaders who are volunteering time and business acumen to a business tasked with more indigent care than its taxpayer revenue can cover.

"Do we have too many employees? I think possibly that's a point. Have we lost our mission?" said Paul DiMare, of DiMare Fresh, Inc.

Some fear the short-term crisis will define Jackson's mission. Others said it must.

"Will it be saved in the present form? As a businessman, I don't think that's possible," said Bob Dickinson, of Carnival Cruise Lines. "I think you have to shrink the scope. You have to get back to the core mission."

Jackson is more than $200 million in debt, and needs to raise cash very soon or face not being able to pay its bills.

In the numbers released Monday, administrators have found $184.6 million. The proposal will go before the county commission, which will also decide whether to put in another board to oversee the hospital system.