Stable is subjective. It's also common for non-state hospitals to say "outside our expertise; transfer to state run-hospital". Thing is the state hospitals wil

Stable is subjective. It's also common for non-state hospitals to say "outside our expertise; transfer to state run-hospital". Thing is the state hospitals will actually try to cure you; and they are fairly good at it. Harborview (part of University of Washington) is the only L1 trauma center in the region. For-profit hospitals stick it to the taxpayers by doing this. It's a good argument for some form of universal healthcare, since we're paying one way or another.