title: Positioning hospitals for improved access to capital.
abstract: Hospitals need to actively position themselves in the next 18 to 24 months to ensure continued access to financing. Hospitals need to shift their focus from investment income to operations. Hospitals should recognize the importance of balance-sheet liquidity to institutional investors. Not-for-profit hospitals should focus on both sides of the balance sheet. Healthcare executives need to develop effective leadership and investor-relations skills.
authors.affiliation: Ziegler Capital Markets Group, New York, New York, USA. kponton@ziegler.com
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ponton
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sandrick
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D007857:Leadership; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States