Caritas Christi To Become For-Profit Hospital Chain

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November 09, 2010

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, part of the Caritas hospital chain (jilliancyork/Flickr) — St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, part of the Caritas hospital chain (jilliancyork/Flickr)

With the multi-million dollar sale of the non-profit Catholic hospital chain Caritas Christi to a New York private equity firm, the landscape of health care in Massachusetts is changing.

We'll examine what the sale means for the region's health care industry.

Guests:

Matt Wilson, campaign director, Health Care for All
Stephen Davidson, professor, Boston University School of Management
Robert Weisman, reporter, Boston Globe

More:

Caritas sale: What’s in it for Cerberus?
Caritas Christi sold to NY firm for nearly $900M
Caritas now a for-profit chain

This program aired on November 9, 2010.