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Mod Healthc. 1992 Aug 10;22(32):26-9.
It's becoming showdown time in more markets as not-for-profit hospitals face new competitors for rehabilitation patients--the large, investor-owned rehab chains. Not-for-profits argue the chains are adding unneeded beds and that their admission decisions focus only on the insured. The chains defend their record of indigent care and say they're not in the habit of building unnecessary facilities.
随着非营利性医院在康复患者市场上面临新的竞争对手——大型投资者所有的康复连锁机构,更多市场的摊牌时刻正在到来。非营利性医院认为,这些连锁机构增设了不必要的床位,而且它们的收治决定只关注有保险的患者。这些连锁机构为自己照顾贫困患者的记录进行辩护,并表示它们没有建造不必要设施的习惯。