title: The ties that bind.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fubini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Limb
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010067:Ownership; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States