title: Program consolidation and hospital merger: beware the conventional wisdom.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006268:Health Facilities; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States