title: Collaboration equals independence.
abstract: Hospitals that don't want to merge or be acquired need certain kinds of partnerships to thrive in an age of collaborative health care. It's happening in Wyoming and Ohio.
authors.forename: Lola
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States