| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Haberlein, Lynn M.
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| URN |
etd-04142009-040718 |
| Title |
The growth of for-profit hospitals in the United States, 1970-1980 |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Urban Affairs |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Bohland, James R. |
Committee Chair |
| Edwards, Patricia K. |
Committee Member |
| Levy, John M. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
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| Date of Defense |
1990-07-05 |
| Availability |
restricted |
Abstract
The growth of for-profit hospitals in the southern
United States was researched. Two regression models were
developed to analyze the spatial distribution and growth of
for-profit hospitals as a function of the locational
characteristics of a hospital's service area from 1970 to
1980. For the first model, the dependent variable was the
market share of for-profit hospital beds in 1980. In the
second model, the dependent variable was the percent rate of
change in for-profit market share from 1970 to 1980. Based
on this research, the for-profit hospital of the 1970's
appears to express a locational preference for areas which
had limited hospital competition and were becoming
increasingly suburban. A detailed review of the literature
on for-profit hospitals and the method of analysis is
presented.
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