Its deficits are made up by donations from interested citizens within the community. The extent of the burden which is therefore placed on those citizens is made clear in the summary of his report on page 996 of the hearings. Let me quote from that report: The migrants represent 2 percent of total admissions. Migrants represent 21 percent of the total writeoff of Naples Community Hospital. The collection rate for physicians of the Naples area from inpatient migrants is 0.039 percent. In conclusion he states: Since Naples Community Hospital is the only hospital in the county and already has a terrific problem with the resident indigents of Collier County. the added burden of the migrant Is becoming too much of a burden for this small hospital to bear. It is conceivable that should this problem continue to intensify. Naples Community Hospital may be forced to close its doors.
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