Dan Abel wrote:

> It might well be the nursing unions that initiated this here in
> California, but it's the *legislature* that implemented it, not union
> contracts.
>
> I'd be curious to hear what the nurses on this group have to say about
> this.
>
Well, *this* nurse disagrees with sf on this issue.
As for pharmacies at hospitals, I imagine many closed because of cost
effectiveness. Too many other options for people probably made them less
utilized. My local hospital closed their outpatient pharmacy about 10
years ago, yet another hospital and a few medical office buildings still
have one on the premises. I don't know if they're actually hospital run
or not though.