ER Deaths Increase Following Private Equity Hospital Takeovers
TL;DR
A nationwide study found that patient deaths in emergency rooms increased after hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, likely due to staffing and salary cuts, raising concerns about for-profit healthcare models.
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- Deaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity Firms Harvard Medical School
- Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds NBC News
- What happens when private equity buys a hospital? The Boston Globe
- ER Deaths Surged in US Hospitals Taken Over by Private Equity, Study Finds Newsweek
- Staffing Falls, Deaths Rise Post-Acquisition Conexiant
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