The introduction of the Medicare Prospective Payment System in 1983, followed by the rapid growth of managed care among privately insured individuals, placed enormous fiscal pressure on hospitals.  The gaining popularity of ambulatory surgery centers has also squeezed hospitals' profit margins.  Faced with these challenging market dynamics, hospitals have responded by consolidating locally in hopes of achieving operational efficiencies and forming strategic alliances with non-hospital providers of healthcare.

Understanding the overall healthcare market and the dynamics between industry participants is critical in providing value-added financial advisory and investment banking services to hospitals.   Due to our exclusive focus on the healthcare market, Haverford Healthcare Advisors is uniquely qualified to help hospitals make the best financial and strategic decisions possible.

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