WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite being tax-exempt, nonprofit hospitals across the country are making big money at the expense of their patients. CQC developed the Delaware Nonprofit Hospital Scorecard based on recent findings from the Lown Institute, Patient Rights Advocate, and other credible and respected sources about troubling practices at hospitals in Delaware. These practices are at odds with what the public expects from charitable organizations, especially since Delaware nonprofit hospitals collectively receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks each year.

In response to these troubling findings, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) released the following statement:

This scorecard paints a picture in Delaware that across the country, we know all too well: nonprofit hospitals are failing to live up to their charitable missions. They remain more committed to the bottom line than taking care of those in their community. Patients deserve better. It’s time that nonprofit hospitals are held accountable.