title: The financial performance of diversified hospital subsidiaries.
abstract: Despite its proliferation, we know relatively little about the impact of hospital restructuring to offer new services. This exploratory study examines the relationship between types of services offered and financial performance among separately incorporated subsidiaries of acute care hospitals. We draw data from the subsidiaries of all hospital firms operating in one state (Virginia) that requires reporting by all such firms. Results from multiple regression analyses of 1987 data indicate that units that existed longer, produced health care or related products, or were nonprofit subsidiaries of nonprofit firms tended to be more profitable than the other subsidiaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0203.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: D'Aunno
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Poyzer
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005375:Financial Audit; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017059:Models, Econometric; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014768:Virginia