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Planning with the community in mind can prevent hospital closings.

PubMedPublished 1 December 1978
Pleines Km, Hans Williams
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TL;DR

A study of 46 closings and mergers in New York City over a 15-year period shows the importance of public funding for the viability of hospitals and the need for sound institutional planning for hospital survival.

Abstract

A study of 46 closings and mergers in New York City over a 15-year period shows the importance of public funding for the viability of hospitals and the need for sound institutional planning for hospital survival. Regulatory agencies may deny hospitals public funds if they do not respond to their communities.

Keywords

Economics, Econometrics and Finance