title: Focusing on philanthropy: if not now, when?
abstract: With razor-thin operating margins, declining cash reserves and limited access to capital, almost half the hospitals in the U.S. have halted or postponed capital projects, setting in motion long-term ramifications for meeting community needs in the future. With the proper focus, private philanthropy can become the bridge that keeps health care programs and services on track.
authors.affiliation: Monmouth Medical Center Foundation in Long Branch, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: Chad D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Peddicord
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005653:Fund Raising; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States