Why a shuttered California hospital is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ 

There’s been plenty of headlines on the financial pressures leading to Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital’s closure and the domino effect it’s had on the surrounding region in the state’s Central Valley. But the story of what’s unfolding in Madera County “is really just the tip of the iceberg,” says Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association.