You won't believe these 10 facts about people. The pancreas produces chemicals that are crucial for blood sugar regulation and proper digestion. It is an abdominal gland, and is situated in the abdominal cavity, behind the stomach, close to the duodenum with its head pointed toward the small intestine.
In 34 states a Certificate of Need (CON) must be obtained before a new healthcare facility is allowed to open. The CON was first started in the mid-1970s in response to a Federal Government mandate to control hospital costs.
Certificate of need was designed to hold down health costs by limiting unnecessary proliferation and duplication of health facilities, to improve quality by regionalization of selected types of surgical or other procedures where a volume-quality relationship exists and to improve access to care by preventing competitors from âcream-skimmingâ paying ...