There are some areas where medical facilities have been overbuilt. A large plant, not used to near potential, is costly. Instead of looking at consolidation as a bad thing, I think there are many positive aspects of merging.
More services will be available under one roof. The full plant can be supported because of optimal utilization. It’s generally a healthier environment financially, if the beds are full.
Unfortunately, if you’re a patient in one of the big places, you are going to end up paying for all of their services(indirectly) whether you use them or not. You are much better off using facilities that only have what you are going to use—such a an ambulatory surgery center where you are not paying the salaries of pharmacists, food services, etc. The costs aqssociated with such centers are sometimes a quarter of what you might pay in a large facility.
“There are some areas where medical facilities have been overbuilt.”
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