Hospital capital structure decisions: theory and practice.
The paper explores capitalisation decisions within the hospital sector. This is done theoretically by examining the appropriateness of capital structure theory of hospitals and also in a real world context of soliciting the views of hospital chief financial officers. The ways in which capital decisions are made is described and the relationship of practice to theoretical models discussed.
College of Health Related Professions, University of Florida.
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D002202:Capital Financing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005431:Florida; D006302:Health Services Research; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires