title: Boomer bust? While hospitals increase capacity to prepare for an onslaught of aging baby boomers, some say medical advances and health awareness mean those extra beds will stay empty.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Benko
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D000368:Aged; D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D017277:Drug Approval; D005544:Forecasting; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology