The deepening recession hasn't slowed hospital construction activity--at least not yet. While experts say health care executives should expect fewer large projects within the next two years, as the result of unpredictable sources of capital and increasing censure of hospital capital spending, for the moment hospital projects are helping to shelter some design and construction firms from the recession's fallout.
不断加深的经济衰退并未减缓医院建设活动的步伐——至少目前还没有。尽管专家表示,由于资本来源不可预测以及对医院资本支出的指责日益增多,医疗保健行业的高管们预计未来两年大型项目将会减少,但目前医院项目正帮助一些设计和建筑公司免受经济衰退的影响。