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Article: Alameda Count Medical Center faces serious financial problems
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 27, 2003
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Financial problems plaguing the Alameda
County Medical Center -- which includes High
land Hospital in Oakland -- are so vast that only
a large influx of cash will ensure its survival,
according to a new independent audit.
What's more, a plan to close outpatient clinics
and the trauma center at Highland to help offset a
$45.7 million deficit won't likely save the county
much money because it could drive the few
paying customers away and increase demand
among the very poor at the emergency room, the