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The watchdog group found that due to mergers and acquisitions over the past 15 years, 14.5 percent of all acute care hospitals in the nation are now either owned by or affiliated with the Catholic church, ing to the study.

The 10 largest Catholic health systems control 394 short-term, acute-care hospitals, a 50 percent increase over the past two decades. In Alaska, Iowa, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin, 40 percent or more of hospital beds are in Catholic facilities.

In modern times, the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care in the world. Catholic religious have been responsible for founding and running networks of hospitals across the world where medical research continues to be advanced.

As of 2016, 18.5% of hospitals were religiously affiliated: 9.4% were Catholic-owned nonprofit hospitals, 5.1% were Catholic-affiliated hospitals, and 4.0% were other religious nonprofit hospitals.

There are 703 Catholic hospitals listed in the Official U.S. Catholic Directory. Of these, 24 are owned and operated under the auspices of an individual diocese. These are primarily located in the New England and Middle Atlantic states. Two are university-owned or affiliated.