Sheahan E T
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In an effort to reduce its obstetrical department's "bad debt ratio", St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley, IL, has instituted a program of guaranteed rates for maternity patients. Both patients and the hospital benefit--patients from knowing what they will have to pay and doing so in advance, and the hospital from greater security about payment. Therefore, St. Margaret's has high hopes for the plan's success.
为了降低产科的“坏账率”，伊利诺伊州斯普林瓦利的圣玛格丽特医院制定了一项针对产妇的固定收费计划。患者和医院都从中受益——患者因提前知晓并支付所需费用而受益，医院则因付款更有保障而受益。因此，圣玛格丽特医院对该计划的成功寄予厚望。
