title: The redistricting of Columbia.
abstract: Thomas Frist worked up a familiar formula for ailing Columbia/HCA, opting to spin off one-third of its hospitals. The change promises Columbia and its offspring more capital and management scrutiny, but the recovery isn't complete.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Blecher
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007449:Investments; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States