Private Equity Hospitals Have Worse Esophagectomy Outcomes

Medscape January 16, 2025
Edited by Manasi Talwadekar

TOPLINE:

Patients undergoing esophagectomy at private equity–acquired health centers have an increased risk for mortality, surgical complications, and failure to rescue than those undergoing the procedure at nonacquired health centers.

METHODOLOGY:

• The increasing acquisition of health systems by private equity in the United States raises concerns about healthcare quality and costs, particularly in the context of esophagectomy, a complex surgical procedure that demands substantial resources and expertise.
• A retrospective cohort study compared postoperative outcomes between private equity–acquired (identified using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Compendium of US Health Systems) and nonacquired health centers among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-99 years who underwent esophagectomy between October 2023 and March 2024.
• Postoperative outcomes included the 30-day mortality rate, occurrence of...

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