title: System growth a close race. 1997 multi-unit providers survey finds not-for-profits ahead by a nose.
abstract: For the first time in five years, the biggest dealmakers in 1996 were not-for-profit systems, not their giant for-profit brethren. But it was a close race, according to this year's Multi-unit Providers Survey. Based on total hospitals, not-for-profits grew 12% vs 11.3% at for-profits. In the psychiatric sector, the number of facilities rose 17%, but the number of deals tumbled 26%. And in the post-acute sector, outpatient and rehab services led the way.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Japsen
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002835:Christianity; D003625:Data Collection; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States