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Archive Home > 2002 > June > 27 > Treatment for the mentally ill has some Bend physicians concerned

Treatment for the mentally ill has some Bend physicians concerned

Complying with new rules will be difficult for rural hospitals

By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
June 27, 2002

New state and federal regulations governing the admission of mentally ill people to community hospitals have some Bend-area family physicians concerned.

Twenty-one doctors told St. Charles Medical Center in April that they would stop providing inpatient care to severely mentally ill patients as....

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