,Why Jewish Hospitals are Disappearing

Why Jewish Hospitals are Disappearing


 

Publication Date: January 1993

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): David A. Gee; Alan Weinstein

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health; Social Services; Management

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Only half of the Jewish hospitals that were in existence 30 years ago are still operating today. Jewish hospitals no longer play their historical role as a haven for Jews, and they face greater challenges than other community and religiously affiliated hospitals—larger size, heavier financial burdens, secondary teaching status, high CEO turnover, and overmanaging boards of directors.