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MARCH 22, 2024

‘It Can’t Happen to Us’


Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

by Paula M. Muto, MD, FACS
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“It can’t happen to us” just happened. What do you do when your hospital faces sudden closure because it has defaulted on its loan from private equity? What do you tell your patients when their surgery, scheduled weeks before and with the appropriate prior authorizations, is canceled because the equipment vendor refuses to restock supplies until the bill is paid? What do you say to