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All the hospitals where I live (except for 1) are owned by non-profits. Actually, they're all owned by one charity, the Catholic Church. Who are also buying up all the local doctors offices. And yet prices are going up, the number of services being provided is going down, with the added benefit of them forcing their religious beliefs on us.

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I don't know the specifics of the hospital, but I imagine the admin staff working there is still solving for higher salaries and increasing the size of the staff, with patient outcomes being a secondary goal. Because that is human nature.

Which hospital system is this?

Providence

Are they run by the same charity, Catholic Charities ?

The 2 Catholic hospitals I referred to were run by 2 different Catholic Orders, one based in Quebec and I think the other was based in the US. Those 2 "merged" and then they were purchased by the third, then later on became that one became owned by Tufts sometime within the past couple of years.

Now I would not be surprised Catholic Charities is the only one left. Also these days seems all charities have started chasing "profits" too.

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