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IronLionZion

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10. That's in the linked article in the OP

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:22 PM

Sep 24

The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels after the acquisitions, which the study also measured, said Dr. Zirui Song, a co-author and associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School.

After hospitals were acquired by private equity, the number of full-time employees fell by an average 11.6% compared with non-private equity facilities, the research found, and salary expenditures in the emergency departments and intensive care units declined by 18% and 16%, respectively.

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Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 24 OP

Disgusting and murderous. ck4829 Sep 24 #1

Saving lives cuts into profits BaronChocula Sep 24 #2

Private equity firms kill things while reaping the profits sakabatou Sep 24 #3

Gosh...what a coincidence. Who would have thought that might be related. Scalded Nun Sep 24 #4

Another problem that can be attributed to... wait for it... republicans! Initech Sep 24 #5

Plenty of profit to be made in letting people die. They're super efficient like that IronLionZion Sep 24 #6

I think it's a problem of understaffing ... FakeNoose Sep 24 #9

That's in the linked article in the OP IronLionZion Sep 24 #10

A name list of investors might be interesting Stargazer99 Sep 24 #12

The dead don't sue... ultralite001 Sep 24 #7

... Solly Mack Sep 24 #8

So it seems hospitals owned by private equities Buddyzbuddy Sep 24 #11

Surprise! 😑😬 electric_blue68 Sep 24 #13

It's horrible for the remaining E.R. staff... hunter Thursday #14