FACT OF THE DAY
San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) has acquired
seven new hospitals to become the largest health care system in
California, with 30 hospitals and 6,811 licensed beds. CHW is
now sponsored by seven congregations with combined assets of $4.1
billion and annual revenues of $3.1 billion. With the new
acquisitions, CHW surpassed rival Kaiser Permanente, which
operates 28 hospitals with 5,604 licensed beds in the state.
-- Courtesy of MODERN HEALTHCARE, 6/10 issue
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