HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Hospitals and Public Health

Hospitals and health

What is the Safety Net Hospital?

A grid hospital or health system provides a significant amount of assistance to low-income? uninsured? and vulnerable groups. Safety Net Hospitals are not always different from other providers to account - some are publicly owned and managed by local or state governments? and some are non-profit. Rather? they are distinguished by their commitment to provide access to health care for people with limited or no access to health care due to their financial circumstances? (Patrick 2008) attitudes? insurance status or health condition.

Why are so many nets closing hospitals?

Safety Net Hospitals are facing serious financial crisis with a growing need and demand for services? coupled with the spiraling costs of delivering aid? far outweigh the available resources. This trend of divergence between revenue and expenditure? ultimately? can not be sustained and lead to hospital closures. Already 8 hospitals were closed or announced closing in California in 2004. 4 more hospitals closed emergency rooms and trauma centers? and many others have limited opportunities in the field of medicine? surgery and mental health units.

Hospitals are already closing? emergency rooms and trauma centers closing and services are now reduced or eliminated. In light of this crisis? the hospital called the state to use the possibility of refusing to improve the situation. (Patrick 2008) The current level of funding to protect the hospital are insufficient to prevent the growing crisis and to ensure that low-income and uninsured patients maintain access to essential health services. California ranks 51 th the cost of Medicaid beneficiaries in California costs $ 2068 per beneficiary? compared with a national average of $ 3762 and higher in New York from $ 7609. Without sufficient additional financing? significant for the stability of social security can not be achieved.

What is the effect of these closures on consumers?

Over time? the quality was lower than the Non-security network of hospitals. Safety Network hospitals provide lower quality care than Non-security network of hospitals. Financial security at the network of hospitals? often worse than those of other network security hospitals. (Patrick 2008) This is because they provide more services to uninsured patients and patient care Medicaid. With less money? they have less to put on quality improvement. In accordance with the pay-for-performance system of rewards that the quality of service? network security hospitals fare worse? you get in a situation where the rich get richer? ...