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.