title: Conquered by kindness.
abstract: While some hospital chains may seem like predators, that's not Quorum's style. The Brentwood, Tenn., system prefers to win friends and hospitals by highlighting its major strength: not-for-profit management.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serb
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000592:standards; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States