[demkicker]

When Baylor takes over a hospital they cut all contracts(doctors and service) and then never order any preventive maintaince or annual checks.

This tragic event may prompt a change in their penny pinching policy. Preventive maintenance would have been a drop in the bucket compared to what they'll be hit with in upcoming lawsuits.

[neb52]

Nope Baylor always settles out of court so they don't have to change any policies. They just throw money at the person threatening to sue hoping the problem will go away. Baylor does this so the media doesn't find out and keep a good PR image. It will be hell to pay though when something like this does happen though. All the money in the world wouldn't make this type of bad publicity go away. So far they have been lucky, that all the suitors are looking for money and not caring about policy changes for the people that still work or seek service their, or those that may come afterwards.

I work in the basement and for health reasons take the stairs to avoid our rickety elevators.