Ensuring financial sustainability is crucial for the long-term success of any organization, as it
determines whether it can continue to operate and achieve its mission. While previous …

There is growing evidence of a positive association between health care providers' financial
standing and the quality of care. In Poland, the instable financial situation and growing debt …

The question of whether private organizations can outperform public ones in public service
delivery has been a major topic of interest over the last few decades. However, the empirical …

In the wake of growing attempts to assess the validity of public reporting, much research has
examined the effectiveness of public reporting regarding cost or quality of care. However …

Introduction Hospitals remain the cornerstone of health systems in European countries.
Therefore, the financial sustainability of hospitals constitutes an important determinant of …

In Poland, as well as in many other countries around the world, hospitals constitute the
cornerstone of health care provision. In 2020, hospitals stand at the frontline of the fight with …

The performance of Polish healthcare is still far from satisfactory, which is connected with
growing indebtedness that adversely affects not only the development of healthcare but also …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a tremendous impact on
the global medical system. The development of private hospitals is an important measure to …

This research note categorizes acute care hospitals services as relatively profitable,
relatively unprofitable, variably profitable, or uncertain. It updates" Research Note: Relative …

In 2019, hospital profitability margins were at their lowest levels since the great recession
due to a declining volume of patients. Hospital executives who fail to improve profitability are …