Columbia/Hca: If You Can't Buy, Build: Rival hospitals say it's a strategy designed to squeeze them

Columbia/Hca: If You Can't Buy, Build: Rival hospitals say it's a strategy designed to squeeze them

There is a new twist in the breakneck growth strategy that has made Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. by far the nation's largest operator of for-profit hospitals. The company grew into a $19.9 billion behemoth almost entirely through acquisitions. Columbia is still buying, but it will now maintain...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 1997-05 (3527), p.41
1. Verfasser: Nicole Harris in Atlanta, with Gary McWilliams in Houston and Eric Schine in Los Angeles
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Building construction
Business growth
Case studies
Construction
Corporate growth
Expansion
Hospital systems
Hospitals
Market strategy
Strategic planning
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Zusammenfassung:There is a new twist in the breakneck growth strategy that has made Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. by far the nation's largest operator of for-profit hospitals. The company grew into a $19.9 billion behemoth almost entirely through acquisitions. Columbia is still buying, but it will now maintain its growth by building its own as well, spending over $500 million to erect 12 hospitals over the next 3 years.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X