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Hospital admissions continue to decline

The number of "heads in the beds" remains a key factor in any hospital's financial success, despite the decades-long migration of health-care services to outpatient settings.

Paoli Hospital is opening a new Patient Care Pavilion. The rooms are all private. William Greer, doctor of Internal Medicine, stands by a handrail, leading from the bed to the bathroom that is in all the new rooms for patient safety. (Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel / Staff Photographer) June 4, 2009. Editors Note: PAOLI00. 3/5
Paoli Hospital is opening a new Patient Care Pavilion. The rooms are all private. William Greer, doctor of Internal Medicine, stands by a handrail, leading from the bed to the bathroom that is in all the new rooms for patient safety. (Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel / Staff Photographer) June 4, 2009. Editors Note: PAOLI00. 3/5Read moreSharon Gekoski-Kimmel