The growth of for-profit hospitals in the United States, 1970-1980

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dc.contributor.authorHaberlein, Lynn M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBohland, James R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEdwards, Patricia K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLevy, John M.en
dc.contributor.departmentUrban Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:33:49Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:33:49Zen
dc.date.issued1990-07-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-14en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-14en
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.extentv, 88 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04142009-040718en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04142009-040718/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42090en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1990.H324.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22621455en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1990.H324en
dc.subject.lcshHospitals, Proprietary -- Southern Statesen
dc.titleThe growth of for-profit hospitals in the United States, 1970-1980en
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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