title: Hospitals will survive in an uneasy economy.
abstract: As a result of volume purchasing, fuel conservation programs, and other measures, hospitals are exhibiting a slower increase in costs than is the economy as a whole.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D004467:Economics; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D014481:United States