Hospital staffing and patient outcomes after private equity acquisition

Hospital staffing and patient outcomes after private equity acquisition 
Annals of Internal Medicine; by Sneha Kannan, MD, MS, Joseph Dov Bruch, PhD, José R. Zubizarreta, PhD, Jennifer Stevens, MD, MS, and Zirui Song, MD, PhD; 9/23/25 
Conclusion: After private equity acquisition, hospitals on average reduced salaries and staffing relative to nonacquired hospitals, notably in the EDs and ICUs, which are higher-acuity and staffing-sensitive areas. This decreased capacity to deliver care may explain the increased patient transfers to other hospitals, shortened ICU lengths of stay, and increased ED mortality.