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No difference in safety-net length of stay

Despite arguments that safety-net emergency departments are at an inherit disadvantage, a new Journal of the American Medical Association study found that there's little difference in length of stay Read more...

More nurses don't improve patient outcomes at safety net hospitals

While higher nurse staffing levels are often associated with improved patient outcomes, that is not the case at "safety net" hospitals that provide care to low-income, uninsured and vulnerable Read more...

Case study: Struggles at Atlanta safety-net hospital illustrate problems under reform

As health reform discussions wind their way through Congress, safety-net hospitals are wondering whether their already-struggling facilities might actually have it worse under currently proposed Read more...

Study: Some safety-net hospitals putting income over mission

In today's brutally-competitive hospital marketplace, every hospital has to focus on finding profitable services to deliver and minimizing bad debt. Unfortunately, being profit-driven can sometimes Read more...

Study: Care at safety net hospitals lagging

Care at safety net hospitals is of significantly lower quality than hospitals that don't serve the poor and underserved, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Read more...