Ilona V Bell
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Any time you encounter a river you should throw the biggest stick you can find into it to appease the beaver spirit.
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Any time you encounter a river you should throw the biggest stick you can find into it to appease the beaver spirit.
Reposted by Ilona V Bell
14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
14/ Today, Phoebe has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom 30% of all CMS-rated hospitals in the U.S.
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
For more on how Phoebe’s poor grades and poor outcomes came to be — and what it tells us about the story of U.S. healthcare, read Part 3 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":