[meepmorp]

But if they pay more, they’ll need to keep paying more even after the crisis is past. Which is pretty much what hospitals are trying to avoid.

[donkarma]

The only reason this disease was such a big issue was because hospitals were constantly operating on slim margins in the first place with ICUs regularly filling up in winter. How about some breathing room for all involved?

[meepmorp]

Did you miss the bit about the money, though?

The sad thing is, this kind of money oriented, employee exploiting attitude is just as prevalent among academic and non-profit hospitals as the for profit ones.