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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 30 > Area hospitals brace for rise in free care

Area hospitals brace for rise in free care

Uninsured, unemployed may postpone care until ER

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
July 30, 2009

With one in six people unemployed in Bend, and more in other areas of Central Oregon, area hospitals said they expected to provide more free care than they actually have so far this year.

Cascade Healthcare Community, which owns or operates the hospitals in Bend, Redmond and Prineville, has seen....

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