With Seattle Grace Mercy West facing a potential closing due to bankruptcy, after the hospital granted its plane crash survivors $15 million each, will any of the Grey's Anatomy doctors donate their reward to save the workplace?

The ABC show's creator, Shonda Rhimes, told TVLine that Derek Shepard feels more and more responsible for "what's happening with the hospital" regarding the lawsuit, and that both he and Meredith Grey are "going to be playing a larger part in the future of the hospital."

Similarly, in released spoilers for episode 13 that airs Thursday, the network noted that Shepard and fellow attendee April Kepner will "work around the clock to find a solution for the hospital."

Commenting on Derek's dedication to help the hospital move past the lawsuit while keeping its doors open, Rhimes told TV Guide that although the plane crash victims will want to donate their lawsuit settlement, "It's going to take more money than they have."

Grey, Shepard, Arizona Robbins and Cristina Yang will have "a sense of guilt" now that the hospital is in trouble, but at the same time, they "feel entirely justified for getting this settlement for what happened to them."

"The fate of the hospital is going to come around in very unexpected ways...The future of the hospital is a snowball rolling down the hill," Rhimes added. "It just gets faster and bigger and worse as things progress and saving it is not going to be as easy as anybody thinks."

Cahill, the physical adviser who attempts to help the hospital recover from the lawsuit - played by guest star Constance Zimmer - will also have more in store for Seattle Grace as she continues to make an appearance at the hospital. Her motives and agenda "are much more complex than people realize," Rhimes said.

"I think that people think that she's just coming in with cost-cutting measures and what they're going to start to realize is that cost-cutting measures are the least of their problems."

Watch episode 13 of Grey's Anatomy, titled Bad Blood, Thursday on ABC at 9/8 p.m. Central.

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