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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Clayton Dalton

Here’s what happens when a for-profit company takes over your local ER

‘Private equity-backed CMGs now operate a quarter of all ERs in the US.’
‘Private equity-backed CMGs now operate a quarter of all ERs in the US.’ Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images

Earlier this year, I stood outside the hospital in New Mexico where I worked as an emergency physician. I was, for the first time, picketing. The next day I would be fired, another first. At least I wasn’t the only one – all of my colleagues would also be terminated.

Why would a hospital fire an entire department of doctors?

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