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Hospital Change of Ownership
The Hospital Change of Ownership (CHOW) dataset provides information on the hospital ownership changes that occurred on or after January 1, 2016. This data includes information on the buyer and seller organization’s legal business name, provider type, change of ownership type (CHOW, Acquisition/Merger, or Consolidation) and the effective date of the change.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "009:38" ] |
|---|---|
| dataQuality | true |
| describedBy | http://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/Hospital_CHOW_Data_Dictionary_2022.12.30.pdf |
| describedByType | application/pdf |
| identifier | http://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/c04031db-54ce-461c-85d1-d2613d71f167/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-10-07 |
| landingPage | http://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/hospital-change-of-ownership |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| programCode |
[ "009:000" ] |
| references |
[ "http://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/Hospital_CHOW_Data_Guidance.pdf" ] |
| temporal | 2022-01-01/2025-09-30 |
| theme |
[ "Medicare" ] |
