• zalgo@lemmy.world
      8·
      4 months ago

      If the commenter you’re responding to is from the US then no. We have privately owned for profit hospitals and often they’re the only option in ones area.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
      51·
      4 months ago

      You mean the municipality, which you also are a part of, and pay tax to?

      There aren’t very many hospitals or medical facilities owned by municipalities anymore. Most are either owned and operated by a private hospital network, or operate under a private trust.

      The hospital I work at used to be owned by the state via the university, but our governor literally gave the campus away to a private trust that operates for profit. Super fun times.

        • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
          61·
          4 months ago

          Doctors offices are. Hospitals are funded by thr government. Either way paid for by your tax.

          I think we may be talking about two different countries…

          Unless you are American? Things are fucked there

          Ahh, yep. Definitely different countries.

    • EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee
      41·
      4 months ago

      Quite a few doctor’s offices are owned or ran by a management group, partly to share or reduce their costs due to bureaucratic insurance companies and HIPAA compliance. Those same management groups use the doctors like a cash cow and attempt to shovel as many patients at them as they can because a venture fund is running the group behind the scenes.