Margin over mission : when private equity owns your hospital / James Kelly, RN.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, James, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals, Proprietary.

Women's health services.

Hospitals, Proprietary--economics.

Women's Health Services--economics.

Quality of Health Care--trends.

Hospital Mortality--trends.

Failure to Rescue, Health Care--trends.

Private Sector--economics.

Lovelace Women's Hospital.

New Mexico.

Medical Subjects:

Hospitals, Proprietary--economics.

Women's Health Services--economics.

Quality of Health Care--trends.

Hospital Mortality--trends.

Failure to Rescue, Health Care--trends.

Private Sector--economics.

Lovelace Women's Hospital.

New Mexico.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

x, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

When private equity owns your hospital

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"In a country where health care is increasingly driven by profit, Margin over Mission exposes the dire consequences of corporate ownership in hospitals. James Kelly, an ICU nurse with over two decades of experience, narrates a gripping account of his final year at Lovelace Women's Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- a year marred by preventable deaths, administrative changes, and the heartbreaking loss of a once-mission-driven institution to the clutches of private equity. Kelly's poignant narrative takes readers on an emotional journey through the corridors of a hospital that once stood for community and care but became overshadowed by the relentless pursuit of profit. Through detailed anecdotes and critical analysis, Kelly reveals the stark reality of a health care system compromised by private equity, where decisions prioritize profit margins over the mission of saving lives. Kelly's unique perspective as an ICU nurse provides an insider's look into how private equity is wreaking havoc in hospitals around the country. His story is also a powerful tribute to the countless health care workers who struggle to maintain their integrity and compassion in an increasingly inhumane system that prioritizes money over people."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Covenant

Lovelace 1922-

Private Equity

Ardent 2001-

Moral Agency

Do No Harm

Behind the Curtain

I'm Sorry

We Know Their Names

The 5 Whys

One Coyote

The Tribe

Achilles in Vietnam

Promises

Pentimento

This Failed Practice

Coda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421451459

142145145X

OCLC:

1452446806

Publisher Number:

90101703327