Disintegrating Urban Hospitals

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

November 2003

Disintegrating Urban Hospitals

Once considered a secure healthcare safety net for the nation's low-income and uninsured city dwellers, urban hospitals now face a devastating operating environment and an even bleaker long-term scenario. How did it come to this? An unhealthy mix of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, a challenging patient profile, skyrocketing uncompensated care and pinched state budgets has most inner-city hospitals drowning in red ink and holding on for dear life. What does the future hold?

http://www.healthleaders.com/magazine/cover.php?contentid=49972

[grouchy]

Thank you for a very interesting article.