*Privatizing Hospitals Around the Globe

As governments struggle with rising health care costs, public-private partnerships in constructing and managing public hospitals can provide innovative ways to control costs and improve service.
Published on November 1, 2001

As governments struggle with rising health care costs, public-private partnerships in constructing and managing public hospitals can provide innovative ways to control costs and improve service. Experience shows that such partnerships offer significant benefits as long as policymakers structure the transitions carefully and create around regulatory arrangements to ensure universal access, quality care, and improvements in efficiency.

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