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cieney, and we have done all we can do to keep costs down,” said Mr. Gravely.
“If the federal government continues to cut what hospitals are paid, at some point it becomes impossible to make ends meet, and it will be necessary for us to look at making rate increases or cutting back some services if we are to continue to provide health care to our community,” the hospital’s president warned.
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