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Monday, December 19, 2011

Debate Raging Across United States Over New Hospitals from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 
"Like McDonald's versus Burger King or Wal-Mart against Target, U.S. hospitals spent $17 billion on new buildings the past two years to get your business. "If there's a new hospital, somebody has to pay for it," said Nancy Griffith, 67, a hospital volunteer in Illinois. Unlike 36 states, Pennsylvania doesn't regulate hospital construction. The Trib looked at two states that do (Illinois and North Carolina) and one that doesn't (California)."

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