What's that sound you hear? It's another merger going down the drain. Most mergers begin with great fanfare over cutting costs and eliminating overlapping services, but many end with a terse press release saying only that the party's over. Here's how even the best deals can go bad.

Decision Making, Organizational↗

PubMed1996

Crisis control. A surefire merger.

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Boston↗

PubMed1996

Dynamic duo. The growth of managed care is dramatically changing the way doctors and nurses work together.

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Cardiology Service, Hospital↗

PubMed1996

Makeovers. Bricks, mortar and a whole lot more.

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Hospital Design and Construction↗

PubMed1996

Public hospitals. Putting people first.

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Alabama↗

PubMed1996

Managed care. A winning market strategy for HMOs.

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California↗

PubMed1996

Corporate focus. Breaking up isn't hard to do.

Baxter International's new spin-off--the Allegiance Corp.--thinks it can make money by persuading customers to use fewer supplies. Is that any way to run a business? New CEO Lester Knight, for one, thinks so. Does he know something you don't?

Cost Savings↗

PubMed1996

Foster McGaw. Their turf, their terms.

When its neighborhood changed and people fled to the suburbs, this year's Foster McGaw winner--St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.--could have followed. Instead it got street-smart and stayed.

American Hospital Association↗