First let me say I'm sorry for your wife and I hope she recovers. Respectfully that hospital may not be an apt comparison because it was taken over because it w

First let me say I'm sorry for your wife and I hope she recovers. Respectfully that hospital may not be an apt comparison because it was taken over because it was already failing under private ownership whereas PE is more apt to buy something because it is functional and therefore profitable. It seems likely that both causes are an example of failure of private ownership wherein the county is being blamed only because it was left holding the bag.