Dr. Kelly Klein, 39, left, and registered nurse Susan True, 27, examine charts and get blood work ready for patients at Detroit Receiving Hospital on Jan. 28. The hospital is undergoing renovation at the same time budgets are being cut.
The city's largest health system is teetering on the edge of a financial abyss that could lead to some hospital closings and threaten access to and quality of care for metro Detroit residents. This year will be a pivotal one for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), which has lost more than $300 million in the last five years. Free Press story
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