The Pulp Pod

Community for Profit: Part 4 — Community’s next chapter

This story is the fourth in a four-part series called Community for Profit, published by The Pulp in January 2025. The series, reported by Michael Cast, is about Missoula’s Community Medical Center. It tells the story of the hospital’s transition from a nonprofit to part of a for-profit healthcare chain owned by a private-equity firm, and what that’s meant for employees and patient care. You can read this story at thepulp.org [https://thepulp.org/].

Community for Profit: Part 3 — Inside Community’s post-pandemic problems

This story is the third in a four-part series called Community for Profit, published by The Pulp in January 2025. The series, reported by Michael Cast, is about Missoula’s Community Medical Center. It tells the story of the hospital’s transition from a nonprofit to part of a for-profit healthcare chain owned by a private-equity firm, and what that’s meant for employees and patient care. You can read this story at thepulp.org.

Community for Profit: Part 2 — The selling of Community

This story is the second in a four-part series called Community for Profit, published by The Pulp in January 2025. The series, reported by Michael Cast, is about Missoula’s Community Medical Center. It tells the story of the hospital’s transition from a nonprofit to part of a for-profit healthcare chain owned by a private-equity firm, and what that’s meant for employees and patient care. You can read this story at thepulp.org.

Community for Profit: Part 1 — Care on hold

This story is the first in a four-part series called Community for Profit, published by The Pulp in January 2025. The series, reported by Michael Cast, is about Missoula’s Community Medical Center. It tells the story of the hospital’s transition from a nonprofit to part of a for-profit healthcare chain owned by a private-equity firm, and what that’s meant for employees and patient care. You can read this story at thepulp.org [https://thepulp.org/].