The ownership status of community hospitals changed little over the last two decades, with the proportion of hospital beds in not-for-profit hospitals remaining constant at about 70%. Meanwhile, the share of public hospital beds declined somewhat as the proportion of investor-owned beds increased modestly.

Notes: Data are for community hospitals, which represent 85% of all hospitals. Federal hospitals, long term care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, institutions for the mentally retarded, and alcoholism and other chemical dependency hospitals are not included.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace, 2002, May 2002, Exhibit 5.4, p. 51, at http://www.kff.org/insurance/3161-index.cfm, updated with KFF calculations using 2002 and 2003 American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, Copyright by Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, special data request, 2004 and 2005.