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A Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the hazard ratio of hospital closure or bankruptcy, and a Holm-Bonferroni method was used to control family-wise error rate and determine statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared with matched controls, REIT acquired hospitals showed a significant decrease in yearly total fixed assets (\u221231.01%, 95% CI \u221244.75% to \u221213.86%; P=0.001) and in fixed assets specific to buildings (\u221240.81%, \u221255.53% to \u221221.23%; P&lt;0.001). All other relative changes in financial and quality measures were non-significant, with the exception of hospital closures or bankruptcy. A significant adjusted hazard ratio was observed for closure or bankruptcy (5.66, 95% CI 2.92 to 10.98; P&lt;0.001). 25% of REIT acquired hospitals closed or filed for bankruptcy compared with 4% of controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>REIT acquisitions were not associated with changes in most financial or quality of care measures. REIT acquired hospitals were, however, at greater risk of closure and bankruptcy. 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