The Payment, the Scarcity and the Tragedy
June 8, 2023
Small community hospitals can do many things – set broken bones, treat wounds, prescribe medication – but there are some things we just can’t do. We are not – nor should we be – a cancer care center. We do not do open-heart surgery. We are not a children’s hospital. Instead, our job is to assess each patient and – if the patient’s condition exceeds what we can provide in treatment – move them on to a specialty hospital that can provide that treatment.
