california hospitals have been closing at rapid rate over last decade.
the valley here has record number of hospitals close.
i guess its all the white people flocking here...
we are hurting for trauma centers, if we get hurt here we have damn near 2 hour drive in traffic to get to LA for hospital.
i guess the illegals get helicopter rides to and from mexico, believe that? its cheaper to use helicopter for illegal immigrant removal. so they get helicopter rides while AMERICAN citizens are denied both health care and medical help.
and you wonder why america is becoming bitter?
keep THIS IN MIND.
CALIFOPRNIA HOUSES AND HOLDS 1/3 OF ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA
FACT. no wonder the hospitals are closing, they get free health care.
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/99-5/hospital.html
The California Healthcare Association reports an average of three closings a year over the past decade, most of them involving smaller, low-capacity hospitals squeezed by intense competition under managed care. Dozens of other hospitals have merged or changed ownership, moves that often result in some department closings as services are consolidated.
California typically leads the nation in the number of hospital closings. A federal survey issued this year by the Office of the Inspector General reported 38 closures in 1997 out of 4,805 general acute care hospitals nationwide; California led with six, one of which was later relicensed. There are currently 478 licensed acute care hospitals in California, according to the California Department of Health Services (DHS).