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within hours instead of a day or two-M medication dispensing was changed so that patients paid for only what they used; several years ago the hospital found it could save money by putting in its own laundry in a spare corner.
In addition, the hospital here was rated third lowest among the Blue Cross of Virginia hospitals for patients’ length of stay. In Culpeper, people are staying fewer days, and with a day in a hospital bed costing up around $200, the savings are considerable.
Blue Cross of Virginia hospitals are surveyed, and each stay is rated by category of illness or condition. The overall average length of stay at CMH for 1979 was 4.38 days, with the state average at 6.21 days. According to the hospital, shortening the time a patient spends there is not just an arbitrary decision. Careful
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