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Hospitals Transform
- The 1918 flu, coinciding with medical advancements like X-rays and germ theory, transformed hospitals.
- Hospitals became hubs for these technologies, driving their evolution into a more complex and costly industry.
Telehealth Parallels
- The increased use of telehealth during COVID-19 mirrors the rise of hospitals after the 1918 flu.
- Both events highlight how pandemics shift healthcare utilization.
Hospital Capacity Growth
- Cities with higher flu mortality, particularly wealthier ones, saw greater hospital expansion.
- This growth mainly came from private, non-profit hospitals, not public ones.