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Impact of the Recession

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Hospitals Continue to be Impacted by the Ongoing Recession

 Hospitals continue to be challenged by the ongoing recession. California’s community hospitals and emergency rooms provide life-saving care to anyone needing it, despite their ability to pay for the health care services received.

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Hospitals Continue to Feel Lingering Effects of the Economic Recession

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Although the U.S. economy is beginning to show signs of recovery, hospitals continue to be adversely impacted by the lingering effects of the economic recession, according to new data from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

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Medical jobs seem to survive recession

“Particularly during this recession, the health care industry has been one of the few industries adding jobs,” said Rick Black, spokesman for Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp.

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Moody’s Predicts More Bad News For Nonprofit Hospitals

Non-profit hospital chiefs who think they’ve been dragged through the wringer with the credit crunch and the recession should not think the worst is over, according to a new Moody’s Investor Service report, which could be summed up in short: Brace yourselves for more bad news and changes for many years ahead.

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Hospital Collections Hit By Recession

A new report by credit reporting giant TransUnion concluded that hospitals around the country are not only being hit hard by the recession, but California’s facilities may be faring worse than others.

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Kaiser: Emergency Departments Under Growing Pressures

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California’s hospital emergency rooms (ERs) are there for you when you need them most. They see everyone who enters their doors, despite their health issue or their ability to pay for services. Over the last decade, California has lost more than 70 community hospitals and emergency rooms, and the remaining ERs are under ever increasing pressure to care for the growing number of patients who are entering their doors.

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