Empty threat: Hospitals could see more vacancies as demand for outpatient care grows and financial pressure builds to curb inpatient admissions
Evans, M.
Modern Healthcare 42(13): 6-7 16 1
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 22533254 Document Number: 661193
Markets with too many hospital beds could see trouble as providers seek to control spending and avoid expensive hospitalizations. "You'll need a lot fewer hospitals and hospital beds" because providers will do more to keep patients healthy enough not to need them, says Frank Trembulak, of Geisinger Health System.
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