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HCISPP · Question #218

This Hospital makes up 60% of hospitals in the United States. It is owned by religious or volunteer groups and is not for profit.

The correct answer is B. Volunteer. Voluntary nonprofit hospitals, often owned by religious or community organizations, make up approximately 60% of hospitals in the United States.

Healthcare Industry

Question

This Hospital makes up 60% of hospitals in the United States. It is owned by religious or volunteer groups and is not for profit.

Options

  • ATeaching
  • BVolunteer
  • CGovernment

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    91% (20)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

Voluntary nonprofit hospitals, often owned by religious or community organizations, make up approximately 60% of hospitals in the United States.

ATeaching

Teaching hospitals are affiliated with medical schools and residency programs and represent a much smaller, distinct subset of all hospitals, not 60%.

BVolunteerCorrect

Voluntary hospitals are privately owned by nonprofit organizations such as religious institutions or community groups and do not distribute profits to shareholders. They represent the largest category of U.S. hospitals at roughly 60%, reinvesting surplus revenue directly into patient care and services.

CGovernment

Government hospitals are publicly owned and funded by federal, state, or local governments - not by religious or volunteer organizations.

Concept tested: Voluntary nonprofit hospital ownership and prevalence

Source: https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals

Topics

#Hospital types#Healthcare industry structure#Not-for-profit hospitals#Healthcare providers

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