Why Systems Are Pumping Billions of Dollars into Outpatient Care

Healthcare attorney Brian Platton was quoted in a Modern Healthcare article discussing a trend among health systems to convert underutilized inpatient spaces into facilities focusing on behavioral health or long-term care. This move aims to repurpose existing hospital infrastructure to address the growing demand for specialized care, reducing the need to send patients to unaffiliated specialty hospitals. Mr. Platton's observations highlight a significant shift in healthcare delivery, focusing on optimizing space for targeted patient needs.

"What a lot of systems are doing is repurposing inpatient space for behavioral health or long-term care, instead of sending patients to unaffiliated specialty hospitals," he said.

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