title: Public hospitals: is 'relevance' in the eye of the beholder?
abstract: The debate over the appropriateness of government ownership of hospitals is an old one, but in this era of tight finances, it is important that the question be placed in an objective context.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D010067:Ownership; D014481:United States