title: Pennsylvania hospitals find joint venture is a better solution than a merger. Health systems gain access to markets and services.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galdabini
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011357:Product Line Management; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration