Shriners prepare to close some of their hospitals

[Ashlar2006]

I found this article while reading up on what good work that goes on at Shrine hospitals . Sad state of affairs for the children in need .Shriners Prepare to Close Some of Their Children's Hospitals Because of Financial Problems - New York Times

 

[rustybones49801]

This article was published in 2003. According to the Shrine website, they have a network of 22 hospitals, so they never voted to close any.

 

[Ashlar2006]

My bad , I'm not into the Shrine and didn't pay attention to the date of the article .

 

[rustybones49801]

No problem, I just thought "Crap!!! I hope not"... LOL

 

[mndane]

How do I access the article ?

 

[rustybones49801]

Click on the different colored text in the first post

 

[mndane]

Thank you. For some reason the color is not different on the link, but it worked anyway

 

[cemab4y]

I am a Shriner. The endowment is shrinking, and the costs of running hospitals is increasing. There will be some scaling back in the future, that is a certainty. One compromise, is to reduce from a stand-alone hospital, to taking over a wing of an existing hospital. This will reduce overhead costs, and with the cost reduction, care can still be delivered.

 

[Ashlar2006]

I am a Shriner. The endowment is shrinking, and the costs of running hospitals is increasing. There will be some scaling back in the future, that is a certainty. One compromise, is to reduce from a stand-alone hospital, to taking over a wing of an existing hospital. This will reduce overhead costs, and with the cost reduction, care can still be delivered.

I was told something along these lines a few weeks back from a Shriner , so that's another reason I thought this article was recent .