The Methodist Hospital System: Tax Exemption and Charitable Responsibilities of Not‐for‐Profit Hospitals

By Craig E. Bain, Alan I. Blankley, and Dana A. Forgione

Issues in Accounting Education, Volume 16, Issue 1

2001

Setting: Hospital

Activity Type: Case

Program Type:
  • Major

Level:
  • Advanced
  • Intermediate

Course:
  • Financial
  • Nonprofit
  • Systems
  • Tax

Ignatian Pedagogy Element:
  • Action
  • Context
  • Evaluation
  • Experience
  • Reflection

The case focuses on a lawsuit against The Methodist Hospital System, which alleges that it had failed  to provide enough charity care to poor people and the value of having tax‐exempt status.