Hospitals Taking Steps To Reduce Operating Expenses
Many California hospitals are putting measures in place to trim operating costs. For example, San Jose-based O'Connor Hospital is eliminating staff positions, investing in technology and building all-private rooms to cope with a jump in emergency department visits and patients' having higher copayments and premiums.
- "Local Hospitals Still Taking Uninsured Hit" (Sibley, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 2/4).