The most common causes of controlling behavior in a spouse are the result of modeling after a controlling parent or of a narcissistic personality. Another reason is a stressful and traumatic childhood and adolescence as a result of having an addicted, extremely angry or narcissistic parent.
In round numbers, the ownership breaks down like this(1): 1  The Federal government owns about 200, including military hospitals and veterans hospitals. 2  State and local governments own about 1,000. 3  Another 1,000 are owned by for-profit companies.  The remaining 3,000 are owned by not-for-profit organizations.
Hospital networks, especially nonprofit ones, have the potential to be a good thing for many people, particularly low-income patients. Nonprofit hospitals are required to provide charitable care and other community benefits by virtue of their mission and tax-exempt status. In contrast, private physician practices are not obligated to provide charity care and have considerable discretion over what types of patients they treat.