Both Rochester General and Highland are opening new, larger emergency departments but the area is still short of hospital beds. But this shortage didn’t just happen, it was created by the closing of Genesee Hospital in 2001. Had it remained open the overcrowding in emergency rooms and hospitals might not have happened. In any other industry restricting availability to force price increases would be called collusion and bring penalties under anti-trust law. But not in Smugtown.
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