31.   The more procedures a hospital did, the lower was its mortality rate.

32.   The private hospitals could do so without the language, dietary and travel complexities associated with going abroad, she added.

33.   The report also cited research findings and the recommendations of health organizations on how many of each type of operation a hospital should do to provide the best results.

34.   There is nothing illegal in keeping the second set of records, and many hospitals do so.

35.   They do not charge at all, existing on a combination of public funds and donations, and they spend less than hospitals do.

36.   What these hospitals do in the next few years will transform the landscape of how consumers receive medical care, analysts believe.

37.   What, for example, should a hospital do if an emergency liver failure case comes in as doctors are about to perform an elective domino procedure?

38.   Which is what hospitals like Massachusetts General have been doing for years, as they seek to lure patients from less wealthy or media-savvy institutions.

39.   Although hospital officials say the hospital does not yet lack supplies, many operations have been cancelled because doctors and patients are not able to get to the city.

40.   But less than a month after the hospital did so, Bosnian Serb authorities pulled the plug on the program.