[Regarding “Presentation on Weaverville Hospital Sparks Tense Exchange Between AdventHealth Official, Mission CEO,” Oct. 6, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress website:]
I spent my career in the health care industry, the last eight years as a hospital management consultant. I can tell you that there is a different mindset in a nonprofit hospital versus a for-profit hospital.
Nonprofits are community focused; their boards are composed of community members; and they are required to provide benefits to the community, which include meeting community health needs and providing financial assistance. For-profits must keep shareholders happy, hence the difference…