Since 2001, the number of Catholic hospitals in the United States has grown by 22%. One in six U.S. hospital beds is now affiliated with a Catholic hospital system. As nonreligiously affiliated rural hospitals merge with Catholic corporations (in some cases because the options were merger and…
Hospital Mergers and Conscience-Based Objections — Growing Threats to Access and Quality of Care
Since 2001, the number of Catholic hospitals in the United States has grown by 22%. One in six U.S. hospital beds is now affiliated with a Catholic hospital system. As nonreligiously affiliated rural hospitals merge with Catholic corporations (in some cases because the options were merger and…