For-profit hospitals were first invented by a man who, when faced with the wails and groans of people in pain and in need of medical attention, was only able to hear the sounds of a cash register opening. Since then, FPHs have flourished in the United States, trying to quite literally turn shit into gold, only here the shit might be infected with cholera or something. Maybe not exactly in Mary’s case because she used to work for a for-profit psychiatric hospital. Still, the experience has taught her a lot about running a medical facility as a profit-oriented business, like: Don’t. Just don’t. Here’s why: Continue reading
