Um, I work for a hospital. Not only did I get TWO raises last year, for a total of 7%, but the hospital is expanding like crazy. This is in Phoenix where we have a glut of hospitals anyway.
In the last five years we've had between seven and ten trauma centers and or hospitals close here in the Los Angeles area. It's come close to compromising the trauma network set up in this region.
If your area is doing well, that's great. I can only address what's taking place in my own area.
What I see next is states taking on providing healthcare to everyone who doesn't have it. As that emerges, I expect to see employers stop providing that type of coverage for employees. What we'll wind up with in ten years is a government provided healthcare system that simply won't work.
I'm not sure if you sit on any committees in your hospital. I used to in the hospital I worked for. It was rather interesting some of the discussions that took place, trying to find ways to cover providing healthcare to those who didn't pay, basically at the expense of those who did.