Question

Scenario: The public hospital in a big city is too busy. It does not have the proper funding to hire enough doctors and nurses to care for the growing city. Many staff have left, and the hospital is in trouble.

What factors will influence legislators as they consider policies to solve the problem?

public support for keeping the hospital open
business interest groups lobbying for more private hospitals
wealthy donors who want to name the hospital after themselves
the training required to become a doctor or nurse
medical research groups that are studying rare diseases

Answer 1

The factors are public support for keeping the hospital open, business interest groups lobbying for more private hospitals, and wealthy donors who want to name the hospital after themselves

Answer 2

The factors are public support for keeping the hospital open, business interest groups lobbying for more private hospitals, and wealthy donors who want to name the hospital after themselves

Unfortunately, without money to keep the hospital running the training of the doctors and nurses and the study of rare diseases are always the ones that get sacked. Numerous institutions that study rare diseases have closed down because of this and a high amount of doctors and nurses with great training does not mean that a hospital will keep existing.