February 13, 2009
Sick Economy Puts Strain on Teaching Hospitals
On a bitter cold day last month, a woman with advanced breast cancer arrived at the emergency room of University Hospital in New Jersey, clutching her X-rays and medical records. The hospital that had diagnosed her had turned her away because she was uninsured. University Hospital, which is operated by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, would take her in, she was told.
"With so many people out of work, we've been inundated by patients like these," says Suzanne H.
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