Why should we care about urban hospital closings?

Policy context and effects on care

Webinar | October 10th, 2018

Join Dr. Alan Sager, Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at BUSPH as he examines the reasons behind hospital closings and the consequences in access, cost, and quality of care. Dr. Sager addresses the hope of saving money by closing ostensibly unneeded hospitals and beds and answers the question: What can be done to identify and stabilize needed hospitals and other caregivers?

Meet the Instructor

Alan Sager, PhD

is a professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at BUSPH, where he has taught since 1983. His courses have won 14 awards. Dr. Sager has designed a "time banking" method of mobilizing voluntary aid for disabled citizens by creating a structured parallel economy of good deeds. His analyses of U.S. urban hospital closings over 75 years have shown that neighborhood race and hospital size predict survival but that efficiency does not.