Hospital closure and insights into patient dispersion: the closure of Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in New York City.
Hospital closures are becoming increasingly common in the United States. Patients who received care at the closing hospitals must travel to different, often farther hospitals for care, and nearby remaining hospitals may have difficulty coping with a sudden influx of patients.
Author(s): Garg, N, Husk, G, Nguyen, T, Onyile, A, Echezona, S, Kuperman, G, Shapiro, J S
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0090