As hospitals across Washington have consolidated, leadership usually points to the improved services and better patient care that will result.
But at the core of these deals are financial drivers: Affiliations allow hospitals to save money or make money. If it didn’t pencil out, they wouldn’t do it.
“There are a lot of reasons why hospitals would affiliate, but certainly one of them is that you have more access to resources if you have a bigger partner,” said Mary Kay Clunies-Ross, spokeswoman…
As hospitals across Washington have consolidated, leadership usually points to the improved services and better patient care that will result.
But at the core of these deals are financial drivers: Affiliations allow hospitals to save money or make money. If it didn’t pencil out, they wouldn’t do it.
“There are a lot of reasons why hospitals would affiliate, but certainly one of them is that you have more access to resources if you have a bigger partner,” said Mary Kay Clunies-Ross, spokeswoman…