. Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:41:29 -0600 From: "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Net-Gold] Long-Term Care Hospitals Proliferate Without Much Scrutiny - NYTimes.com . Long-Term Care Hospitals Proliferate Without Much Scrutiny - NYTimes.com <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/ health/policy/10care.html?ref=policy> Questions are raised about long-term care hospitals The growth of long-term acute care hospitals in the U.S. is troubling some who say the businesses are not well regulated and offer patients inadequate care. An analysis of Medicare records found the hospitals were cited for serious violations of rules at twice the rate of ordinary facilities, with patients suffering more often from bedsores and infections. The New York Times "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx> .