Industry Pulse: Demolish That Old Acute Care Hospital? Maybe Not

Plans to demolish much of the old Parkland Hospital in Dallas have been reconsidered as cost pressures have escalated. Photo courtesy of Parkland Hospital

Plans to demolish much of the old Parkland Hospital in Dallas have been reconsidered as cost pressures have escalated.
Photo courtesy of Parkland Hospital

Something old. Something new. And a bridge.

In this era of consolidation and ambulatory strategy, some acute care hospitals are being left behind. But what do you do with the old hospital building? That question that will probably keep popping up more and more in this post-healthcare reform era – and the bigger the old hospital, the bigger the challenge.

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