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Do for-profit hospitals have an anchor mission?

The Ohio University Anchors study explores the role that for-profit hospitals play in bolstering economic development and community health.

Hospital Case Studies

We talked with hospital leaders and residents who live nearby to understand how for-profit hospitals may serve as anchor institutions in U.S. communities. Read more about these case studies to understand how hospitals approach population health in communities like yours.

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Hospital H is a for-profit, large urban hospital (400+ beds) providing acute-care, general services to the Southwest region. Ownership of the hospital passed from nonprofit to a for-profit and nonprofit collaboration.
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Hospital I is an exceptionally large, for-profit institution (400+ beds) providing acute-care, general services to the Southeastern region. Ownership of the hospital passed from nonprofit to for-profit.
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Hospital J is a for-profit, mid-size institution (50-200 beds) providing acute care, general services in the Pacific Northwest region. Ownership of the hospital passed from nonprofit to a for-profit and nonprofit collaboration.
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Hospital leaders talk on being
an anchor institution

Learn why hospital leaders see anchor activities as vital to community health and their institutional success.