An Empirical Investigation of Joint Ventures Between For-Profit and Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Hospitals

This dissertation examines debt ratios, profitability, and commercial activity of the following hospitals: (i) for-profit hospitals [FP hospitals], (ii) nonprofit hospitals engaging in joint ventures [JV NP hospitals], and (iii) nonprofit hospitals that do not engage in joint ventures [Non-JV NP ho...

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Main Author: Smith, Pamela C.
Other Authors: Accounting and Information Systems
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26766
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04112001-214524/