Newton G A
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What should you do with indigent patients who are ready for discharge but cannot afford the home care services they need? Should you extend their hospital stay? Discharge them and hope for the best? Search for a community agency that will care for them at no cost? To address this dilemma, one hospital developed a health care consortium for the purpose of guaranteeing home care to indigent patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
对于那些已准备好出院但无力支付所需居家护理服务费用的贫困患者，你该怎么办？你应该延长他们的住院时间吗？将他们出院并寄希望于一切顺利？寻找一家愿意免费照顾他们的社区机构？为了解决这一困境，一家医院成立了一个医疗保健联盟，目的是确保贫困患者能获得居家护理，无论他们支付能力如何。
