title: Hospitals struggle with supply costs as patient volume and acuity grow.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kutscher
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States