title: Gimme five. Community hospitals collaborate in the midst of competition.
abstract: Community Care 5, a collaboration among five Ohio hospitals, proves that hospital leaders can come together for the common good and still maintain a healthy competition with one another.
authors.forename: Shari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mycek
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004465:Economic Competition; D006075:Governing Board; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009820:Ohio; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D019982:Organizational Case Studies