title: Put on hold. Stymied by a turbulent economy, hospitals are pushing back opening dates for new facilities, halting construction.
abstract: Amid the current economic turmoil, some of the casualties are hospital building projects. More than half of the respondents to a survey by the American Hospital Association said they were reconsidering or postponing capital projects. "Arizona hospitals are hurting as bad as I've ever seen them," says John Rivers, left. "Everything capital-related is being pulled back".
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vesely
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D014481:United States