title: Mixed messages. Not-for-profit hospitals woo investors with turnaround stories, but don't spare details about future challenges.
abstract: West Penn Allegheny Health System's management team (left) told a turnaround story at the Non-Profit Health Care Investor Conference. The forum, which was launched in 2000 to woo skittish bond investors, reflects hospitals' ongoing challenge to temper their messages for different audiences.
authors.forename: Mary Chris
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaklevic
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments; D014481:United States