The Future of Academic Medical Centers

by Henry J. Aaron

Book Overview

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Academic medical centers provide cutting edge acute care, train tomorrow's physicians, and carry out research that will expand the range of treatable and curable illnesses. But these centers themselves may need urgent care--experts generally agree that many are suffering acute--even life-threatening--financial distress. Many academic medical centers are suffering for several reasons: in-patient admissions are down, as many procedures that once...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081570237X
• ISBN13: 9780815702375
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"