title: Nothing but blue skies? Not-for-profit health systems try to soar over a slipping Columbia.
abstract: With Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. sitting on the sidelines, a newly aggressive not-for-profit hospital sector is stepping up its merger and acquisition activity. Since Richard Scott resigned as Columbia's chief on July 25, the company hasn't announced a single acquisition. Meanwhile, during that span, 40 not-for-profit systems have announced deals involving 50 hospitals.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Japsen
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authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Limbacher
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000639:trends*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States