Ticino Hospitals Specialize Amid Cost Concerns
A political compromise in Ticino, Switzerland, involves individual hospitals increasingly specializing instead of closing. This solution addresses the political difficulty of closing hospitals in valleys, which would result in long travel times for residents. The overall idea is to create a large cantonal hospital, with pediatric surgery located in Bellinzona and heart and vascular surgery in Lugano.
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“Die Lösung der Politik, der Kompromiss ist, dass sich die einzelnen Krankenhäuser zunehmend spezialisieren. In Belinzona, da ist zum Beispiel die Kinderchirurgie.”
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