Urban hospital crisis poses danger to inner city care
In a UPI report J Alexander McMahon of the American Hospital Association warned of a widening hospital crisis as 280 US hospitals closed or reduced services from 1975 to 1978. He cited Homer C Phillips in St Louis Brooklyn Jewish and Cook County in Chicago, urging aid to keep care for the poor and elderly.
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U.S. health care progress is ill says surgeon general
The surgeon general reports U.S. health care spending rose from 27 billion in 1960 to 192 billion in 1978 yet gains in population health lag. Despite high spending, the nation trails in heart death rates, infant survival, and life expectancy, with only four percent of federal health funds for prevention. The study urges shifting priorities to prevention, lifestyle changes, and reduced risk factors.
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Carter Plans Five Day Campaign Swing
President Carter will embark on a five day campaign swing after announcing his bid for re election on December 4 and his campaign committee released the plan. The report also notes the French assembly voted to abolish the monarchy in 1792.
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