HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES After years in a relatively stable economic environ- ment, the current financial crisis has everyone being hit by tightening budgets. Hospitals and healthcare facilities have a particularly tough outlook when trying to address the various pressures particular to their industry. Scientific advances have increased the number of treatment options so that many more people are availing themselves of these treatments while the ranks of the uninsured continue to grow. How many people do you know that have new knees or hips? As the boomer generation ages, demand for this type of surgery and its recuperative aftermath will only increase and joint replacements are only a part of the overall increase in treatment options, many of which can be

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