Ownership issues confront county hospitals.
Most often, a county decides to sell its hospital without considering all of the alternatives for revitalizing the hospital or the ultimate consequences of the sale. Issues and recommendations regarding sale to investor-owned chains and not-for-profit systems as well as other arrangements are examined in this article.
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