Bigger hospitals are not always better for patients according to some experts. While larger hospitals may have more resources and specialists, there are also concerns about increased costs and reduced competition that could negatively impact patients. Some argue there should be public debate about trends toward hospital consolidation in different states and their effects.

1. Dan Gorenstein, Senior Reporter
Marketplace’s Health Desk

2. Credit: http://www.urgentcareglendaleca.com/blog/are-bigger-hospital-better-for-patients/

4. “For the general public, it’s just invisible.”
“There should be some debate about whether or
not you want to wake up and find a
concentration of hospitals in your state.”
-Robert Blendon
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/robert-blendon/