Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] The alarm has been sounding for years, and now the siren is blaring – hospital care has reached a breaking point. From overflowing emergency rooms to delayed lifesaving procedures, the consequences of an overstressed system are more than theoretical. Across the country, access to many service lines is shrinking and entire hospitals, including Crozer Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in the Delaware County suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, have closed their doors permanently. Yet patient demand continues to grow. [To read more, click View Resource.]
