Hospitals Experience Decline In Admissions As Some Patients Delay Elective Treatments

Some hospitals have said they are experiencing a decline in patient admissions as the recent economic downturn might have led some patients to defer major procedures and elective treatments that are among the most lucrative for hospitals and “tend to subsidize the charity care and unpaid medical bills that are increasing as a result of the slow economy,” the

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Filed under: Public Health on November 11th, 2008