Multinational operations of US for-profit hospital chains: trends and implications.

Abstract:

:The expansion of United States for-profit hospital chains into the international arena is a new and important development. Experiences with contract management of middle eastern hospitals in the early 1970s gave the American firms impetus to pursue ownership of health facilities in other parts of the world. US companies now operate over 95 foreign hospitals. The reasons for this involvement include the political receptivity of the government of the host nation; the potential for rapid growth and profits; the lack of indigenous competition; and the ability to occupy a distinct niche within the extant health services organization. The political and ideological implications of the growth of private medicine, particularly in the United Kingdom, in terms of its effects on the National Health Service are discussed. Questions for future research are posed.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Berliner HS,Regan C

doi

10.2105/ajph.77.10.1280

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1987-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1280-4

issue

10

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

77

pub_type

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