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There are also privately owned for-profit hospitals as well as government hospitals in some locations, mainly owned by county and city governments. The Hill–Burton Act was passed in 1946, which provided federal funding for hospitals in exchange for treating poor patients. [94]
A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.. American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities [2] (AAAASF); Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization [1] that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. [2] The international branch accredits medical services from around the world.
Detroit General Hospital (privatized, now Detroit Receiving Hospital) [5] Greenville General Hospital (of the Greenville Health Authority), owned by the city of Greenville, SC. [6] It continues to own the hospital facility but leases management to Prisma Health, [7] which operates it as Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.
The government also designates a category of health centers as "FQHC Look-Alikes." These health centers do not receive grants under Section 330 but are determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet the requirements for receiving a grant based on the Health Resources and Services Administration ...
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The hospitals reported "severe shortages of testing supplies", "frequently waiting 7 days or longer for test results", which extended the length of patient stays and strained resources, and "widespread shortages of PPE". [16] President Trump called the report "wrong" and questioned Grimm's motives. Later he called the report "Another Fake Dossier!"
Georgia’s two U.S. senators have asked a Senate committee to extend federal funding for two more years for Georgia hospitals that serve a high number of low-income patients.