title: Buyouts & ventures. Selling ... or selling out.
abstract: Charity begins at home, yet across the country hometown not-for-profit hospitals are forming joint partnerships with investor-owned systems. In some of these cases no foundation is created to continue the hospital's good deeds. In this special report, Hospitals & Health Networks looks at the issues and asks, "Do these joint ventures need more public scrutiny?"
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zacharias
mesh_terms: D002608:Charities; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005582:Foundations; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000592:standards*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008489:Medical Indigency; D012941:Social Responsibility